Where does “biche” come from?

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

biche (Middle English): bitch

Definitions

  1. bitch

Ancestry of “biche”, 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 “biche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →