Beck Definition
(archaic) To nod or motion with the head.
A surname.
- Ready to comply with any wish or command.
- at the service of; obedient to the wishes of
Other Word Forms of Beck
Noun
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Beck
- at (someone's) beck and call
- at the beck and call of
Origin of Beck
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A shortened form of beckon, from Old English bēcnan, from Proto-Germanic *baukną (“beacon”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English bek from bekken to beckon alteration of bekenen beckon
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old Norse bekkr (“a stream or brook”). Cognate with German Bach. More at beach.
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Middle English from Old Norse bekkr bhegw- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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See back.
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