Where does “peitschen” come from?

peitschen (German) comes from German Peitsche, from Proto-Slavic bičь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o.

peitschen (German): to whip

Definitions

  1. to whip

Ancestry of “peitschen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPeitschewhip
2Proto-Slavicbičьwhip
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰiH-ti̯o—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o →Every word from Proto-Slavic bičь →Every word from German Peitsche →