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Where does “bichonner” come from?

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

bichonner (French): To attend to a person's appearance and clothing;...

Definitions

  1. To attend to a person's appearance and clothing;...

Ancestry of “bichonner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbichonbichon; lapdog
2Middle Frenchbichonsmall long-haired dog
3Old FrenchbicheAlternative form of bisse; doe, female deer;...
4Old Englishbiċċefemale dog
5Proto-Germanicbikjǭfemale dog, bitch
6Proto-Germanicbikjanąto attack, stab, hack, thrust
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “bichonner”

  • bichonnage
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