Where does “backhûs” come from?

backhûs (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *bakhūs, from Proto-West Germanic *bakahūs — bakehouse, bakery.

Ancestry of “backhûs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxon*bakhūs
2Proto-West Germanic*bakahūsbakehouse, bakery

Words derived from “backhûs

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *bakahūsEvery word from Old Saxon *bakhūs
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