Where does “bêque” come from?

bêque (Norman) comes from Old French besche, from Medieval Latin besca, from Frankish bikkju, from Proto-Germanic bikjō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bêque (Norman): spade

Definitions

  1. spade

Ancestry of “bêque”, step by step

bêque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French besche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbeschepickaxe, spade
2Medieval Latinbesca—
3Frankishbikkjupickaxe, spade; pickaxe
4Proto-Germanicbikjōpickaxe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Latin becca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbecca—
2Frankishpīkpickaxe; spade; sharp point, pike
3Proto-Germanicpīkazsharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak

Words derived from “bêque”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bikjō →Every word from Frankish bikkju →