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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbach
2Middle High Germanwerke
3Old High Germanwercwork
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-
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