Where does “biche” come from?

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

biche (Old French): Alternative form of bisse; doe, female deer;...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bisse; doe, female deer;...

Ancestry of “biche”, step by step

biche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English biċċe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbiċċefemale dog
2Proto-Germanicbikjǭfemale dog, bitch
3Proto-Germanicbikjanąto attack, stab, hack, thrust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Vulgar Latin bistia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbistia—

Words derived from “biche”

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