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-beck
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German
Alternative forms
de -becke -becken -beek -bek -beke -beken
Etymology
de gem-pro
From de gml bēke, from de osx beki, from de gmw-pro *baki. Doublet of de Bach -bach.
Pronunciation
de /bɛk/ northern dated also /beːk/
de De--beck.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Suffix
de suffix
de non-productive only occuring in borrowings Placename suffix found in northern Germany
Usage notes
Surnames in de -beck are often derived from such placenames. However, they may also be compounds with unrelated de Beck baker, e.g. de Brotbeck.
Derived terms
de Ahlbeck Averbeck Berbeck Billerbeck Borbeck Einbeck Gembeck Gladbeck Havixbeck Lübeck<qq:alteration of a Slavic name> Lutterbeck Möllenbeck Mühlbeck Mühlenbeck Niederbeck Oberbeck Overbeck Scharmbeck Schermbeck Schmalbeck Schönebeck Sonsbeck Steinbeck Vorbeck Wittenbeck Wolbeck
Related terms
de Bockbier