Where does “Beek” come from?

Beek (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German bēke, from Old Saxon beki, from Proto-Germanic *baki, from Proto-Germanic bakiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰog- — flowing water, stream; flowing water, brook,...

Beek (German Low German): brook; stream

Definitions

  1. brook; stream

Ancestry of “Beek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbēkebrook
2Old Saxonbeki—
3Proto-Germanic*baki—
4Proto-Germanicbakizbrook, stream; beach, strand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰog-flowing water, stream; flowing water, brook,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰog- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bakiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *baki →