Where does “Kongobecken” come from?

Kongobecken (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.

Kongobecken (German): Congo Basin

Definitions

  1. Congo Basin

Ancestry of “Kongobecken”, step by step

Kongobecken 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 Kongo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKongoKongo (a Bantu language)
Every word from Late Latin bacca →Every word from Vulgar Latin baccinum →Every word from Old High German becki →