Where does “bæc” come from?

bæc (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic baki, from Proto-Germanic bakiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰog- — flowing water, stream; flowing water, brook,...

bæc (Old English): back; back or rear end; stream; brook

Definitions

  1. back; back or rear end; stream; brook

Ancestry of “bæc”, step by step

bæc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic baki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbakibrook
2Proto-Germanicbakizbrook, stream; beach, strand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰog-flowing water, stream; flowing water, brook,...

via Proto-Germanic baką

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰogo—

Words derived from “bæc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bakiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baki →