Etymology

Bewick

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Today it means: A deserted medieval village in Aldbrough parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Full definition →

Old English beo
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  1. Old English · derived frombeo“bee”
  2. English todayBewick

From Old English beo (“bee”) + wīc (“village; farm”), hence a farm for the production of honey.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbeo all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.