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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.

koekenbakker (Dutch): cake baker; bungler

Definitions

  1. cake baker; bungler

Ancestry of “koekenbakker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbakkerbaker
2Middle Dutchbacker—
3Old Dutchbakar—
4Proto-GermanicbakārijazOne who creates baked goods; baker
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-ārius—
7Proto-Italic*-āzios—
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