Where does “Becken” come from?

Becken (German) comes from Middle High German becken, from Old High German becki, from Vulgar Latin baccinum, from Late Latin bacca — wine jug.

Becken (German): basin, wide bowl; a swimming pool or other...

Definitions

  1. basin, wide bowl; a swimming pool or other...

Ancestry of “Becken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbecken—
2Old High Germanbecki—
3Vulgar Latinbaccinumwide bowl
4Late Latinbaccawine jug
Every word from Late Latin bacca →Every word from Vulgar Latin baccinum →Every word from Old High German becki →