Where does “bakster” come from?

bakster (Middle English) comes from Old English bæcestre, from Old English bacan, from Proto-West Germanic bakan, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.

bakster (Middle English): Alternative form of bakestere

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bakestere

Ancestry of “bakster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbæcestreone who bakes; baker
2Old Englishbacanto bake
3Proto-West Germanicbakanto bake
4Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry

Words derived from “bakster”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bakaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bakan →