Where does “koekenbakker” come from?

koekenbakker (Dutch) comes from Dutch bakker, from Middle Dutch backer, from Old Dutch bakar, from Proto-Germanic bakārijaz, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

koekenbakker (Dutch): cake baker; bungler

Definitions

  1. cake baker; bungler

Ancestry of “koekenbakker”, step by step

koekenbakker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bakker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbakkerbaker
2Middle Dutchbacker—
3Old Dutchbakar—
4Proto-GermanicbakārijazOne who creates baked goods; baker
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-āriuser
7Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via Dutch koek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoekcookie, cake, biscuit, wafer; Any type of cake or...
2Middle Dutchcoekecake
3Old Dutchkuoko—
4Proto-Germanickōkôcake
5Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz →
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