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Where does “Baker” come from?

Baker comes from Middle English bakere, from Old English bæcere, from Proto-Germanic bakārijaz, from Proto-Germanic bakiz, from Latin -arius, from Proto-Indo-European bʰog-.

Baker (English): A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and...

Definitions

  1. A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and...

Ancestry of “Baker”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Baker”

  • bakeress
  • cakebaker
  • báicéir
  • báicéireacht
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