Where does “bichon” come from?

bichon (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.

bichon (Middle French): small long-haired dog

Definitions

  1. small long-haired dog

Ancestry of “bichon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bichon”

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