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Where does “Bach” come from?

Bach comes from German Bach, Middle High German bach, Old High German bah, Proto-Germanic bakiz, and Proto-Indo-European bʰog-, a root of uncertain meaning.

Ancestry of “Bach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbachelorA person, especially a man, who is socially...
2Middle Englishbacheleryoung man
3Old Frenchbacheleryoung man
4Medieval Latinbaccalaureus—
5Medieval Latinbaccalaureatusbachelor's degree
6Latinbaccalaureusbachelor
7Latinlaurealaurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of...
8Latinlauruslaurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel
9English-aceousOf, relating to, resembling or containing the...
10Latin-āceus—
11Latin-āx—
12Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
13Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
14Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
15Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Bach”

  • Bachian
  • Bachovian
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