-beck
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German bēke, from Old Saxon beki, from Proto-West Germanic *baki. Doublet of -bach.
Pronunciation
editSuffix
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.