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English word beach comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰog-, and later Proto-Germanic *bakiz (Beach, strand. Brook, stream.)
*bʰog- (Proto-Indo-European)
flowing water, flowing water, brook, stream, flowing water, stream
*bakiz (Proto-Germanic)
Beach, strand. Brook, stream.
beċe (Old English)
*bæċċe (Old English)
bæc (Old English)
Stream; brook.
bæcche (Middle English)
beach (English)
(UK, _, dialectal, Sussex, Kent) The loose pebbles of the seashore, especially worn by waves; shingle.. A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water.. The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly. (intransitive) To run aground on a beach.. (transitive) To run (something) aground on a beach.