Where does “bach” come from?

bach (German) comes from Middle High German werke, from Old High German werc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

Ancestry of “bach”, step by step

bach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German werke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwerke—
2Old High Germanwercwork
3Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
4Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Middle High German bach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbach—
2Old High Germanbah—
3Proto-West Germanicbakibrook
4Proto-Germanicbakizbrook, stream; beach, strand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰog-flowing water, stream; flowing water, brook,...

Words derived from “bach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →