Where does “backer” come from?

backer (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bakar, from Proto-Germanic bakārijaz, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

Ancestry of “backer”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Dutch	bakar	—
2	Proto-Germanic	bakārijaz	One who creates baked goods; baker
3	Proto-Germanic	-ārijaz	-er
4	Latin	-ārius	—
5	Proto-Italic	*-āzios	—

Words derived from “backer”

koekenbakker
banketbakker
banketbakkersspijs
sonnettenbakker
bakkerin
bakker
bakker

Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →

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