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

Definitions

  1. digging

Ancestry of “bêchage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbêcherto dig; to badmouth, to slander
2Frenchbêchespade; first-person singular present indicative...
3Old Frenchbeschepickaxe, spade
4Medieval Latinbesca—
5Frankishbikkjupickaxe, spade; pickaxe
6Proto-Germanicbikjōpickaxe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bikjō →Every word from Frankish bikkju →