Where does “beek” come from?

beek (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch beek, from Middle Dutch bēke, from Old Dutch beki, from Proto-West Germanic baki, from Proto-Germanic bakiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰog- — flowing water, stream; flowing water, brook,...

beek (Afrikaans): brook

Definitions

  1. brook

Ancestry of “beek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeekbrook, creek
2Middle Dutchbēkewatercourse, stream
3Old Dutchbekibrook
4Proto-West Germanicbakibrook
5Proto-Germanicbakizbrook, stream; beach, strand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰog-flowing water, stream; flowing water, brook,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bakiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baki →