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Where does “becken” come from?

becken (Middle Dutch) comes from Vulgar Latin baccinum, from Late Latin bacca — wine jug.

Ancestry of “becken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbaccinumwide bowl
2Late Latinbaccawine jug

Words derived from “becken”

  • klankbekken
  • kolenbekken
  • stroombekken
  • rivierbekken
  • bekken
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