Where does “Bach” come from?
Bach (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German bēke, from Old Saxon beki, from Proto-Germanic *baki, from Proto-Germanic bakiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰog- — flowing water, stream; flowing water, brook,...
Bach (Plautdietsch): stream, creek, brook
Ancestry of “Bach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | bēke | brook |
| 2 | Old Saxon | beki | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *baki | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bakiz | brook, stream; beach, strand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰog- | flowing water, stream; flowing water, brook,... |