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Where does “bakere” come from?

bakere (Middle English) comes from Old English bæcere, from Proto-Germanic bakārijaz, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

bakere (Middle English): baker

Definitions

  1. baker

Ancestry of “bakere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bakere”

  • baker
  • bakeress
  • cakebaker
  • báicéir
  • báicéireacht
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