backen

Etymology
From, from , an originally weak verb and geminated variant of an older strong verb: , from , from.

The two verbs early on were blended to some degree, each developing both weak and strong forms. Bachen was originally the predominant form in Upper German. Backen prevailed in the modern standard language because it was common in Central German and also in line with 🇨🇬 (where *baken is not attested). Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, and also 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to bake; to roast
 * 2)  to fry
 * 3)  to fire
 * 4)  to stick together; to cake.
 * 5)  to stick (something to something else).
 * 1)  to stick together; to cake.
 * 2)  to stick (something to something else).
 * 1)  to stick (something to something else).
 * 1)  to stick (something to something else).
 * 1)  to stick (something to something else).

Usage notes
The verb has weak forms (present:, ; past: ; past participle: ) alongside strong forms. The contemporary usage is as follows:
 * For the past participle, strong is the normal form.
 * Otherwise both weak and strong forms are possible, with probably a certain prominence of the former. For the past tense in particular, the choice is left to personal preference, since neither nor  are commonly heard in vernacular German, which, in several large areas, almost exclusively uses the perfect tense for this verb (and many others).
 * Only weak forms are generally used in the sense of “to stick”, except for the past participle, which may be or.

Etymology
From, , from.

Verb

 * 1) to bake
 * 2) to cling