Where does “biesse” come from?

biesse (French) comes from Walloon biesse, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia — a beast.

biesse (French): dummy, nitwit, nincompoop

Definitions

  1. dummy, nitwit, nincompoop

Ancestry of “biesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Walloonbiesseanimal; stupid
2Old Frenchbestebeast, animal
3Latinbēstiaa beast
Every word from Latin bēstia →Every word from Old French beste →Every word from Walloon biesse →