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

bach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Welsh bach

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

via Middle Welsh bych

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshbych—
2Proto-Brythonicbɨxsmall
3Proto-Celtic*biggossmall, little

Words derived from “bach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bakkos →Every word from Old Welsh bach →