Where does “biche” come from?

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

Ancestry of “biche”, step by step

biche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French biche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchbicheAlternative form of bisse; doe, female deer;...
2Old Englishbiċċefemale dog
3Proto-Germanicbikjǭfemale dog, bitch
4Proto-Germanicbikjanąto attack, stab, hack, thrust
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Old French bisse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbissedoe
2Vulgar Latinbistia—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bikjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic bikjǭ →