-beck
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German bēke, from Old Saxon beki, from Proto-West Germanic *baki. Doublet of -bach.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-beck
- Placename suffix found in northern Germany
Usage notes edit
- Surnames in -beck are often derived from such placenames. However, they may also be compounds with unrelated Beck (“baker”), e.g. Brotbeck.