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