Where does “Cumberbitch” come from?

Cumberbitch (English) comes from English bitch, from Middle English bicche, from Old English biċċe, from Proto-Germanic bikjǭ, from Proto-Germanic bikjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

Cumberbitch (English): A female fan of actor Benedict Cumberbatch

Definitions

  1. A female fan of actor Benedict Cumberbatch

Ancestry of “Cumberbitch”, step by step

Cumberbitch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bitch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbitchA female dog or other canine, "particularly" a...
2Middle EnglishbiccheAlternative form of biche
3Old Englishbiċċefemale dog
4Proto-Germanicbikjǭfemale dog, bitch
5Proto-Germanicbikjanąto attack, stab, hack, thrust
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via English Cumberbatch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCumberbatchTo be exposed to actor Benedict Cumberbatch...
2EnglishComberbachOS grid ref SJ6477
3Englishbæce
4Proto-Germanicbakizbrook, stream; beach, strand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰog-flowing water, stream; flowing water, brook,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg-