Where does “bacon” come from?
bacon (Old French) comes from Frankish bakō, from Proto-Germanic bakô, from Proto-Germanic baką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
bacon (Old French): bacon, salted pork, ham, shank
Definitions
- bacon, salted pork, ham, shank
Ancestry of “bacon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | bakō | ham, flitch; back; flitch of bacon |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bakô | back; flitch of bacon |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | baką | back, rear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
Words derived from “bacon”