Where does “bicche” come from?

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

bicche (Middle English): Alternative form of biche

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of biche

Ancestry of “bicche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbiċċefemale dog
2Proto-Germanicbikjǭfemale dog, bitch
3Proto-Germanicbikjanąto attack, stab, hack, thrust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “bicche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bikjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic bikjǭ →