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Where does “bæċe” come from?

bæċe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic baki, from Proto-Germanic bakiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰog- — flowing water, stream; flowing water, brook,...

bæċe (Old English): beck, brook, stream

Definitions

  1. beck, brook, stream

Ancestry of “bæċe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bæċe”

  • beach
  • batch
  • beached
  • beachhead
  • beachfront
  • beachside
  • beachcomber
  • beachwear
  • beachy
  • seabeach
  • masterbatch
  • beachgrass
  • microbatch
  • beachhouse
  • beachgoer
  • beachline
  • beachward
  • beachless
  • beachgoing
  • batchmate
  • beachboy
  • beachscape
  • beachlike
  • beachwards
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