Where does “bacoun” come from?
bacoun (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman bacon, from Old French bacun, from Frankish bakō, from Proto-Germanic bakô, from Proto-Germanic baką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
bacoun (Middle English): Cured meat from the back and sides of a pig;...
Definitions
- Cured meat from the back and sides of a pig;...
Ancestry of “bacoun”, step by step
bacoun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Anglo-Norman bacon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | bacon | bacon, salted pork, ham, shank |
| 2 | Old French | bacun | ham, strip of lard; ham, flitch, strip of lard |
| 3 | Frankish | bakō | ham, flitch; back; flitch of bacon |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bakô | back; flitch of bacon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | baką | back, rear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
via Old French bacon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | bacon | bacon, salted pork, ham, shank |