Where does “BWV” come from?
BWV (Translingual) comes from German bach, from Middle High German werke, from Old High German werc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
BWV (Translingual): Initialism used to indicate a particular work of...
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Ancestry of “BWV”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | bach | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | werke | — |
| 3 | Old High German | werc | work |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |