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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”

  • bitch
  • bitchy
  • bitty
  • bitchiness
  • bittie
  • bitchery
  • bitchily
  • superbitch
  • bitcher
  • bitchfest
  • bittiness
  • bitchlike
  • psychobitch
  • bitchcraft
  • megabitch
  • bittily
  • bioch
  • slutbitch
  • beotch
  • bitchling
  • bitch hound
  • bitchboy
  • bitchfucker
  • she-bitch
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