Where does “Backware” come from?

Backware (German) comes from German wāre, from English Ware, from Middle English ware, from Old English wær, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Backware (German): pastries, baked goods

Definitions

  1. pastries, baked goods

Ancestry of “Backware”, step by step

Backware traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwāregoods, merchandise, ware, commodity
2EnglishWareA placename
3Middle EnglishwareAlternative form of veir; Alternative form of...
4Old Englishwærcautious, on guard, watching out for something;...
5Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
6Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

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

Words derived from “Backware

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrósEvery word from Proto-Germanic wēraz
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