Etymograph

English

Lauderback

Lauderback comes from German Lauterbach, from Bach ‘brook, stream’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeg-‘flowing water, brook, stream’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰog-i-sreconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bakiz‘brook, stream’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*baki‘brook’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050bah
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350bach
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentBach‘brook, stream’
  8. German, derivedc. 1650–presentLauterbach
  9. EnglishtodayLauderback

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeg-‘flowing water, brook, stream’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰog-i-sreconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bakiz‘brook, stream’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*baki‘brook’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050bah
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350bach
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentBach‘brook, stream’
  8. German, derivedc. 1650–presentLauterbach
  9. EnglishtodayLauderback

The story

Americanized spelling of German Lauterbach.

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- ‘flowing water, brook, stream’

bank, bitch, bench, baker, banquet, petite, petit, baxter, banco, banque, bicker, bichon, 8 more

through Proto-Germanic *bakiz ‘brook, stream’

beached

through Proto-West Germanic *baki ‘brook’

beach, batch, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- / Lauderback

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