Where does “Donezbecken” come from?

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

Donezbecken (German): Donets Basin, Donbas (region in eastern Ukraine)

Definitions

  1. Donets Basin, Donbas (region in eastern Ukraine)

Ancestry of “Donezbecken”, step by step

Donezbecken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German becken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeckenbasin, wide bowl
2Middle High Germanbecken—
3Old High Germanbecki—
4Vulgar Latinbaccinumwide bowl
5Late Latinbaccawine jug

via German Donez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDonez—
Every word from Late Latin bacca →Every word from Vulgar Latin baccinum →Every word from Old High German becki →