Where does “beach” come from?
Beach derives from Middle English bache, from Old English bæċe, from Proto-Germanic bakiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰog-, a root of uncertain original meaning.
beach (English): The shore of a body of water, especially when...
Definitions
- The shore of a body of water, especially when...
Ancestry of “beach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | bache | bank, sandbank |
| 2 | Old English | bæċ | — |
Words derived from “beach”