English
beached
Beached comes from English beach ‘sandy shore’, from Old English bæċ ‘stream’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- ‘to break’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeg-‘to break’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bakiz‘brook, stream’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*baki‘brook’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150bæċ‘stream’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500bache
- English1500–presentbeach‘sandy shore’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1605–1608beached
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeg-‘to break’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bakiz‘brook, stream’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*baki‘brook’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150bæċ‘stream’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500bache
- English1500–presentbeach‘sandy shore’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1605–1608beached
Earliest quotation: c. 1605–1608, William Shakespeare, The Life of Tymon of Athens: “Come not to me again: but say to Athens,…”
A compound of beach ‘sandy shore’ + -ed
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- ‘flowing water’
Proto-Germanic *bakiz ‘brook’
Proto-West Germanic *baki ‘brook’
Old English beċe ‘beck’
Middle English bache ‘bank’
English beach
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- ‘to break’
bank, bitch, baker, bench, banquet, baxter, petite, petit, banco, bicker, banque, bichon, 8 more
through Old English bæċ ‘stream’
through Middle English bache
Today it means
adj Having a beach.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- / beached