Where does “bach” come from?

bach (Old Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic bakkos, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

Ancestry of “bach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbakkoshook, stick
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “bach

Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ-Every word from Proto-Celtic bakkos
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