Where does “bæcestre” come from?
bæcestre (Old English) comes from Old English bacan, from Proto-West Germanic bakan, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.
bæcestre (Old English): one who bakes; baker
Ancestry of “bæcestre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | bacan | to bake |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | bakan | to bake |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |
Words derived from “bæcestre”