Where does “bêchage” come from?
bêchage (French) comes from French bêcher, from French bêche, from Old French besche, from Medieval Latin besca, from Frankish bikkju, from Proto-Germanic bikjō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
bêchage (French): digging
Ancestry of “bêchage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | bêcher | to dig; to badmouth, to slander |
| 2 | French | bêche | spade; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Old French | besche | pickaxe, spade |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | besca | — |
| 5 | Frankish | bikkju | pickaxe, spade; pickaxe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bikjō | pickaxe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |