Where does “bacwn” come from?
bacwn (Welsh) comes from Middle English bacoun, from Anglo-Norman bacon, from Old French bacun, from Frankish bakō, from Proto-Germanic bakô, from Proto-Germanic baką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
bacwn (Welsh): bacon
Definitions
- bacon
Ancestry of “bacwn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bacoun | Cured meat from the back and sides of a pig;... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | bacon | bacon, salted pork, ham, shank |
| 3 | Old French | bacun | ham, strip of lard; ham, flitch, strip of lard |
| 4 | Frankish | bakō | ham, flitch; back; flitch of bacon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bakô | back; flitch of bacon |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | baką | back, rear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |