beech
English
/biːt͡ʃ/
noun
Definitions
- A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches.
- The wood of the beech tree.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English beche inherited from Old English bēċe inherited from *bōkijā (beech).
Origin
*bōkijā
Gloss
beech
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beech nut English
- beechdrops English
- beechen English
- beechlike English
- beechmast English
- beechnut English
- beechwood English
- beechy English
- drops English
- mast English
- nut English
- wood English
- bøk Norwegian Nynorsk
- bece Old English
- bēċe Old English
- beche Middle English
- bechen Middle English
- bók Old Norse
- bøg Danish
- *buky Proto-Slavic
- *buohhia Old High German
- buohha Old High German
- *bōkijā gmw-pro
- *buoka Old Dutch
- bōk Old Frisian