Where does “baker” come from?
baker (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bake, from Old Norse baka, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.
baker (Norwegian Nynorsk): present of baka; present of bake
Definitions
- present of baka; present of bake
Ancestry of “baker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bake | to bake |
| 2 | Old Norse | baka | to bake |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |