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-Slavicbytьjeexistence, beinghood
4Serbo-Croatianbȉtito be
5Proto-Slavicbìtito beat
6Proto-Balto-Slavicbī́ˀteito beat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “beech”

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