English
baker
Baker comes from Proto-Germanic *baką ‘baking’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*baką‘baking’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bakārijazreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*bakārīreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150bæcere
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500bakere
- Englishearliest quotation 1975baker
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*baką‘baking’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bakārijazreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*bakārīreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150bæcere
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500bakere
- Englishearliest quotation 1975baker
Earliest quotation: 1975, Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker: “Wealthys and McIntoshes are not good bakers.”
Formed from bake + -er
Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₃g-
Proto-Germanic *bakaną ‘to bake’
Proto-West Germanic *bakan ‘to bake’
Old English bacan ‘to bake’
Middle English baken ‘to bake’
English bake
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- ‘to vault’
beach, bank, bitch, bench, batch, petite, banquet, petit, banco, banque, bichon, bicker, 8 more
through Proto-Germanic *baką ‘baking’
through Old English bæcere
Today it means
noun A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *baką / baker