beck

Значение (English)

Noun

A stream or small river.

Verb

To nod or motion with the head.

Synonyms

stream

creek

nod

brook

wave

👋

burn

bidding

boat

⛵

bow

🙇

curtsy

gesticulation

gesture

hint

kilderkin

mention

reference

referent

rowing boat

sign

signal

skiff

streamlet

summons

vat

acknowledgment

barc

allusion

barge

barque

beacon

beckoning

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈbɛk/

Этимология (English)

Inherited from среднеанглийский: bek

Cognate with староанглийский: bæc

Cognate with нижненемецкий: bek

Cognate with немецкий: Bach

Cognate with нидерландский: beek

Cognate with шведский: bäck

Inherited from среднеанглийский: bekken

Inherited from среднеанглийский: bekenen

Inherited from староанглийский: bēcnan

In summary

From Middle English bek, bekk, becc, from Old English bæc, bec, bæċe, beċe (“beck, brook”), from Proto-Germanic *bakiz (“stream”).
Cognate with Old Norse bekkr (“a stream or brook”), Low German bek, beck, German Bach, Dutch beek, Swedish bäck, Doublet of batch. More at beach.