'bakehouse' originates from English, specifically a compound of the words 'bake' and 'house', where 'bake' meant 'to cook by dry heat' and 'house' meant 'dwelling or building'.

'bake' derives from Old English 'bacan' and 'house' from Old English 'hūs'; these elements combined in Middle English (e.g. forms like 'bakhous' or 'bak(h)hus') and eventually became the modern English word 'bakehouse'.

Initially it meant 'a building where baking is carried out'; over time the meaning has largely remained the same, referring to a bakery or building containing ovens.