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Where does “bachgen” come from?

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

bachgen (Welsh): boy, lad, youngster, servant, young man, son,...

Definitions

  1. boy, lad, youngster, servant, young man, son,...

Ancestry of “bachgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbachsmall, little, short; not fully-grown or...
2Old Welshbach—
3Proto-Celticbakkoshook, stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “bachgen”

  • bachgennyn
  • bachgennes
  • bachgennesau
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