Where does “bahho” come from?

bahho (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic bakô, from Proto-Germanic baką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

Ancestry of “bahho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbakôback; flitch of bacon
2Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “bahho

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg-Every word from Proto-Germanic bakąEvery word from Proto-Germanic bakô