Where does “Bach” come from?
Bach (German) comes from Middle High German bach, from Old High German bah, from Proto-West Germanic baki, from Proto-Germanic bakiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰog- — flowing water, stream; flowing water, brook,...
Bach (German): brook, stream
Ancestry of “Bach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | bach | — |
| 2 | Old High German | bah | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | baki | brook |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bakiz | brook, stream; beach, strand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰog- | flowing water, stream; flowing water, brook,... |
Words derived from “Bach”