Pfister

This article deals with the word origin Pfister, see also Pfister (family name) or Fister .

Pfister ( Old High German  pfistur, pfistur; from Latin pistor ) is a name for baker that used to be found mainly in the southern German-speaking area . The current family name was formed from this job title .

In the Middle Ages, the guild-overlapping element is characteristic and different from the bakery trade: Pfisterei ( Old High German  pfistrîna, pfistrîn, pfistira , Middle High German  pfistrîne, pfisterîe, pfistrî, pfister 'bakery', especially of a community , a monastery, court, etc.) was often the connection of one Mill with a bakery, which can still be recognized today by the frequently occurring restaurant name “Pfistermühle”. The Pfister was also a grain dealer and thus assigned to two guilds and one guild .

Today's Hofpfisterei branch emerged from the ducal- Wittelsbach Pfisterei in Munich .

literature

• Pfister. In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . 16 volumes in 32 sub-volumes, 1854–1960. S. Hirzel, Leipzig ( woerterbuchnetz.de ).
• Pfister . In: Swiss German Dictionary , Volume V, Column 1193 ff .; with derivatives and compounds.