Where does “Bäckeschdosen” come from?
Bäckeschdosen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Dosen, from French douzaine, from Middle French douzaine, from Old French dozaine, from Old French doze, from Vulgar Latin dodeci, from Latin duodecim, from Latin decem — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
Bäckeschdosen (Luxembourgish): baker's dozen
Ancestry of “Bäckeschdosen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | Dosen | dozen |
| 2 | French | douzaine | twelve; dozen; about twelve |
| 3 | Middle French | douzaine | — |
| 4 | Old French | dozaine | a group of twelve |
| 5 | Old French | doze | twelve |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | dodeci | — |
| 7 | Latin | duodecim | twelve; 12; dozen |
| 8 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 9 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -nos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |