An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Beck

by Friedrich Kluge

Beck, m., ‘baker,’ only dial. (Alem., Suab., Bav.), from MidHG. bęcke, OHG. bęccho, akin to backen; the Goth. form may have been *baqja; ModHG. Becker is a recent form with the termination -er denoting the agent (AS. bœcere, E. baker). In ModHG. Beck, Boeckh, as well as Bäcker, have been preserved as family names.