beck
English
/ˈbɛk/
noun
Definitions
- (Norfolk) A stream or small river.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bek derived from Old Norse bekkr (brook, creek, a stream brook) derived from Proto-Germanic *bakiz (brook, beach, stream, strand, baking).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*bakiz
Gloss
brook, beach, stream, strand, baking
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
河
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bach English
- Troutbeck English
- trout English
- Auerbach German
- Bach German
- Bachchor German
- Bacher German
- Bachforelle German
- Bachstelze German
- beek Dutch, Flemish
- beekjuffer Dutch, Flemish
- *bʰog- Proto-Indo-European
- *lewbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- bekk Norwegian Bokmål
- Bach Portuguese
- *bakiz Proto-Germanic
- *baką Proto-Germanic
- *bankiz Proto-Germanic
- bäck Swedish
- バッハ Japanese
- bekk Norwegian Nynorsk
- *bæċe Old English
- bæc Old English
- bæcbord Old English
- bæcern Old English
- truht Old English
- bak Middle English
- bek Middle English
- bekkr Old Norse
- Bach Danish
- bæk Danish
- bēke Middle Dutch
- bah Old High German
- BWV Translingual
- beek Afrikaans
- bach Middle High German
- *bak gmw-pro
- *baki gmw-pro
- beki Old Dutch
- beki Old Saxon
- bækker Old Swedish