Where does “Bache” come from?

Bache (German) comes from Middle High German bache, from Old High German bahho, from Proto-Germanic bakô, from Proto-Germanic baką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

Bache (German): bacon; A wild sow, female wild boar

Definitions

  1. bacon; A wild sow, female wild boar

Ancestry of “Bache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbache—
2Old High Germanbahho—
3Proto-Germanicbakôback; flitch of bacon
4Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baką →Every word from Proto-Germanic bakô →
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