Where does “bêcher” come from?

bêcher (French) comes 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.

bêcher (French): to dig; to badmouth, to slander

Definitions

  1. to dig; to badmouth, to slander

Ancestry of “bêcher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbêchespade; first-person singular present indicative...
2Old Frenchbeschepickaxe, spade
3Medieval Latinbesca—
4Frankishbikkjupickaxe, spade; pickaxe
5Proto-Germanicbikjōpickaxe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “bêcher”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bikjō →Every word from Frankish bikkju →