Where does “beech” come from?
Beech comes from Middle English beche, from Old English bēċe, from Proto-West Germanic bōkijā and bōku, from Proto-Germanic bōkō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos.
beech (English): A tree of the genus "Fagus" having a smooth,...
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- A tree of the genus "Fagus" having a smooth,...
Ancestry of “beech”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | beche | beech |
| 2 | Old English | bēċe | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bytьje | — |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | bȉti | to be |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | bìti | to beat |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bī́ˀtei | to beat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |
Words derived from “beech”