Where does “bah” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bah”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bah

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰog-Every word from Proto-Germanic bakizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic baki
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