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Where does “betch” come from?

betch (Middle English) comes from Old English becc, from Proto-Germanic bakiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰog- — flowing water, stream; flowing water, brook,...

Ancestry of “betch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbeccstream
2Proto-Germanicbakizbrook, stream; beach, strand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰog-flowing water, stream; flowing water, brook,...

Words derived from “betch”

  • bache
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