The story
- Old Norse · derived fromviðr“wood”
- Old English · inherited frombēċe
- English todayBeckwith
From Old English bēċe ("beech") + Old Norse viðr (“wood”) 'Beechwood'
Words from the same roots
Old Englishbēċe all →
beachbeech
Old Norseviðr all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.