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Where does “Bäcker” come from?

Bäcker (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German becker, from Old High German beckeri, from Proto-Germanic bakārijaz, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

Bäcker (Luxembourgish): baker

Definitions

  1. baker

Ancestry of “Bäcker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbecker—
2Old High Germanbeckeri—
3Proto-GermanicbakārijazOne who creates baked goods; baker
4Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
5Latin-ārius—
6Proto-Italic*-āzios—
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