Where does “bakery” come from?
Bakery derives from Middle English bakerie, formed with the Old English suffix -ery (from Latin -ārius) applied to bake, which comes from Old English bacan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- meaning to bake or heat.
bakery (English): A shop in which bread is baked and/or sold; The...
Definitions
- A shop in which bread is baked and/or sold; The...
Ancestry of “bakery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bake | To cook in an oven; To be cooked in an oven; To... |
| 2 | German | backen | to bake; to roast; to fry; to fire |
| 3 | Middle High German | backen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | backan | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | bachen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | bahhan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bakan | back |