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,...

Definitions

  1. A tree of the genus "Fagus" having a smooth,...

Ancestry of “beech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbechebeech
2Old Englishbēċebeech
3Proto-West Germanicbōkijābeech
4Proto-West Germanicbōkubeech
5Proto-Germanicbōkōbeech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “beech”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōkō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bōku →