Where does “Backstube” come from?

Backstube (German) comes from German backen, from Middle High German backen, from Old High German backan, from Middle High German bachen, from Old High German bahhan, from Proto-Germanic bakan — back.

Backstube (German): bakery

Definitions

  1. bakery

Ancestry of “Backstube”, step by step

Backstube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German backen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbackento bake; to roast; to fry; to fire
2Middle High Germanbacken—
3Old High Germanbackan—
4Middle High Germanbachen—
5Old High Germanbahhanto bake
6Proto-Germanicbakanback

via German stube

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstubeliving room
2Middle High Germanstube—
3Old High Germanstubaa heated room; bathroom; step
4Proto-Germanic*stubu—
Every word from Proto-Germanic bakan →Every word from Old High German bahhan →Every word from Middle High German bachen →