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Where does “Beker” come from?

Beker (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch beker, from Latin bīcārium, from Ancient Greek βῖκος, from Latin vīcus, from Proto-Italic weikos, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “Beker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbeker—
2Latinbīcārium—
3Ancient Greekβῖκοςvase with handles, amphora; land measure of...
4Latinvīcus—
5Proto-Italicweikos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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