Where does “beach” come from?
beach (French) comes from English beach, from Middle English bache, from Old English bæċ.
beach (French): port where goods and passengers embark and debark
Definitions
- port where goods and passengers embark and debark
Ancestry of “beach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | beach | The shore of a body of water, especially when... |
| 2 | Middle English | bache | bank, sandbank |
| 3 | Old English | bæċ | — |