Where does “Backhuus” come from?

Backhuus (Low German) comes from Middle Low German backhûs, from Old Saxon *bakhūs, from Proto-West Germanic *bakahūs — bakehouse, bakery.

Backhuus (Low German): bakehouse bakery

Definitions

  1. bakehouse bakery

Ancestry of “Backhuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbackhûs—
2Old Saxon*bakhūs—
3Proto-West Germanic*bakahūsbakehouse, bakery
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bakahūs →Every word from Old Saxon *bakhūs →Every word from Middle Low German backhûs →