Where does “baker” come from?

baker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish bager, from Old Norse bakari, from Proto-Germanic bakārijaz, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

baker (Norwegian Bokmål): a baker; indefinite plural of bak; present tense...

Definitions

  1. a baker; indefinite plural of bak; present tense...

Ancestry of “baker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbagerbaker; bakery; tense of pres
2Old Norsebakari—
3Proto-GermanicbakārijazOne who creates baked goods; baker
4Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz →