Where does “bachwr” come from?

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

bachwr (Welsh): hooker

Definitions

  1. hooker

Ancestry of “bachwr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbachuto hook catch with a hook; to hook up hang with a hook
2Welshbachsmall, little, short; not fully-grown or...
3Old Welshbach—
4Proto-Celticbakkoshook, stick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg
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