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

  1. present of baka; present of bake

Ancestry of “baker”, step by step

baker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbaketo bake
2Old Norsebakato bake
3Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry

via Norwegian Nynorsk baka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbakadefinite neuter plural of bak; alternative form...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bakaną →Every word from Old Norse baka →