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 baccaEvery word from Vulgar Latin baccinumEvery word from Old High German becki