Where does “bach” come from?
bach (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon bak, from Proto-West Germanic bak, from Proto-Germanic baką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
Ancestry of “bach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | bak | back |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | bak | back |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | baką | back, rear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
Words derived from “bach”