Where does “lesbiche” come from?

lesbiche (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.

lesbiche (French): lesbian, dyke

Definitions

  1. lesbian, dyke

Ancestry of “lesbiche”, step by step

lesbiche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French biche

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

via French lesbienne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlesbiennefeminine singular of lesbien; lesbian
2Frenchlesbienlesbian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bikjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic bikjǭ →
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