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Where does “bach” come from?

bach (Welsh) comes from Old Welsh bach, from Proto-Celtic bakkos, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

bach (Welsh): small, little, short; not fully-grown or...

Definitions

  1. small, little, short; not fully-grown or...

Ancestry of “bach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welshbach—
2Proto-Celticbakkoshook, stick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “bach”

  • Vaughan
  • Vaughn
  • bachgen
  • bachgennes
  • bachgennesau
  • cilfach
  • bachgennyn
  • Vychan
  • bychan
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