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Where does “bichette” come from?

bichette (French) comes from French biche, from Old French biche, from Old English biċċe, from Proto-Germanic bikjǭ, from Proto-Germanic bikjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bichette (French): Young doe; shrimp net; slingshot

Definitions

  1. Young doe; shrimp net; slingshot

Ancestry of “bichette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbichedoe, hind; darling, sweetheart; cutie
2Old FrenchbicheAlternative form of bisse; doe, female deer;...
3Old Englishbiċċefemale dog
4Proto-Germanicbikjǭfemale dog, bitch
5Proto-Germanicbikjanąto attack, stab, hack, thrust
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
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