Where does “Bach” come from?
Bach (Polish) comes from Polish bachor, from Czech bachor, from Old Czech bachoř, from Proto-Slavic *pǫxyrь.
Ancestry of “Bach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | bachor | belly; stomach of an animal; intestines; brat;... |
| 2 | Czech | bachor | rumen; beer belly |
| 3 | Old Czech | bachoř | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *pǫxyrь | — |