Where does “bacon” come from?
bacon (Swedish) comes from English Bacon, from Middle English bacon, from Old French bacon, from Frankish bakō, from Proto-Germanic bakô, from Proto-Germanic baką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
bacon (Swedish): bacon
Ancestry of “bacon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Bacon | — |
| 2 | Middle English | bacon | Alternative form of bacoun; meat from the back... |
| 3 | Old French | bacon | bacon, salted pork, ham, shank |
| 4 | Frankish | bakō | ham, flitch; back; flitch of bacon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bakô | back; flitch of bacon |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | baką | back, rear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |