Where does “bikken” come from?
bikken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bicken, from Middle Dutch picken — to pick, peck, pierce.
bikken (Dutch): to chip, to chip off; to eat
Definitions
- to chip, to chip off; to eat
Ancestry of “bikken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | bicken | to stab, thrust, attack |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | picken | to pick, peck, pierce |