Where does “bikkja” come from?

bikkja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic bikjǭ, from Proto-Germanic bikjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

Ancestry of “bikkja”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bikkja”

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