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Where does “becker” come from?

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

Ancestry of “becker”, step by step

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

Words derived from “becker”

  • Knickerbocker
  • Beck
  • Brotbäcker
  • Bäck
  • Becker
  • Zuckerbäckerin
  • Bäckerei
  • Zuckerbäcker
  • Bäckerin
  • Bäcker
  • Bäckerdutzend
  • pek
  • cukerbeker
  • cukerpek
  • Bäcker
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