beechen

English

Etymology

From Middle English bechen, from Old English bēċen (“made of beechwood, beechen”), Proto-West Germanic *bōkīn, equivalent to beech +‎ -en. Cognate with Dutch beuken (“beechen”).

Adjective

beechen (not comparable)

1. Consisting or made of the wood or bark of the beech.

Translations

consisting, or made, of wood or bark of the beech

• Dutch: beuken (nl)
• Finnish: pyökkinen, pyökkipuinen
• German: buchen (de)
• Turkish: kayın (tr)

References

• “beechen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Middle English

Adjective

beechen

1. Alternative form of bechen