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Where does “becc” come from?

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

becc (Old English): stream

Definitions

  1. stream

Ancestry of “becc”, step by step

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

Words derived from “becc”

  • bache
  • becck
  • betch
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