Where does “Backus” come from?

Backus (English) comes from Middle English bakhous, from Old English bæchūs, from Proto-West Germanic *bakahūs — bakehouse, bakery.

Ancestry of “Backus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbakhousAlternative form of bakhows
2Old Englishbæchūsbakery, bakehouse
3Proto-West Germanic*bakahūsbakehouse, bakery
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bakahūs →Every word from Old English bæchūs →Every word from Middle English bakhous →