Where does “besche” come from?

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

besche (Old French): pickaxe, spade

Definitions

  1. pickaxe, spade

Ancestry of “besche”, step by step

besche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin besca

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

via Old French beker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbeker—

Words derived from “besche”

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