Where does “Bäckersdutzend” come from?
Bäckersdutzend (German) comes from German Dutzend, from Middle High German tozen, from Old French dozaine, from Old French doze, from Vulgar Latin dodeci, from Latin duodecim, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
Bäckersdutzend (German): A baker's dozen, 13
Definitions
- A baker's dozen, 13
Ancestry of “Bäckersdutzend”, step by step
Bäckersdutzend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Dutzend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dutzend | dozen |
| 2 | Middle High German | tozen | — |
| 3 | Old French | dozaine | a group of twelve |
| 4 | Old French | doze | twelve |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | dodeci | — |
| 6 | Latin | duodecim | twelve; 12; dozen |
| 7 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 8 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
via German Bäcker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bäcker | baker; agent noun of backen |
| 2 | Middle High German | becker | — |
| 3 | Old High German | beckeri | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bakārijaz | One who creates baked goods; baker |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |