Where does “beach” come from?

beach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish bech, from Proto-Celtic bekos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

beach (Scottish Gaelic): bee; beehive; wasp

Definitions

  1. bee; beehive; wasp

Ancestry of “beach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbechbee
2Proto-Celticbekosbee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “beach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bekos →Every word from Old Irish bech →