Etymology

beech

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Today it means: A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches. Full definition →

Middle English beche ← Old English bēċe ← Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā
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  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*bōkijā“beech”
  2. Old English · inherited frombēċe
  3. Middle English · inherited frombeche
  4. English todaybeech

From Middle English beche, from Old English bēċe, from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā (“beech”). Doublet of buky. Related to English book.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbēċe all →

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