An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Becken

by Friedrich Kluge

Becken, n., ‘bowl, basin,’ from MidHG. bęcken, bęcke, OHG. bęcchîn, bęcchî, n.; the latter comes (comp. Schüssel) from LowLat. and Rom. baccînum (comp. Ital. bacino, Fr. bassin), ‘basin’; its cc being double, did not undergo permutation, but remained as cc, ck. Bacccînum has been derived from the LateLat. bacca, ‘vas aquarium,’ discussed under Back; comp. Pickelhaube.