An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Bache

by Friedrich Kluge

Bache, f., ‘wild sow,’ from MidHG. bache, OHG. bahho, m., ‘ham, (flitch of) bacon' (Swiss and Bav. bachen); similarly the corresponding MidLat. baco and MidDu. bake mean ‘ham, pork,’ and ‘pig.’ Comp. Prov., OFr., and E. bacon, borrowed from Germ. The Teut. root bak contained in these cognates is further allied to the cognates of ModHG. Backe.