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Where does “בעקער” come from?

בעקער (Yiddish) comes from Old High German bacher, from Proto-Germanic bakārijaz, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

בעקער (Yiddish): baker

Definitions

  1. baker

Ancestry of “בעקער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbacher—
2Proto-GermanicbakārijazOne who creates baked goods; baker
3Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
4Latin-ārius—
5Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “בעקער”

  • בעקערײַ
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →