Where does “bikkju” come from?

bikkju (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic bikjō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bikkju (Frankish): pickaxe, spade; pickaxe

Definitions

  1. pickaxe, spade; pickaxe

Ancestry of “bikkju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbikjōpickaxe
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “bikkju

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg-Every word from Proto-Germanic bikjō