- beck (n.)[beck 词源字典]
- late 14c., "mute signal," from noun use of bekken (v.), variant of becnan "to beckon" (see beckon). Transferred sense of "slightest indication of will" is from late 15c.[beck etymology, beck origin, 英语词源]
- beck (v.)
- c. 1300, shortening of beckon. (v.).