Where does “bikia” come from?

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

bikia (Old Swedish): bitch, female dog

Definitions

  1. bitch, female dog

Ancestry of “bikia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebikkja—
2Proto-Germanicbikjǭfemale dog, bitch
3Proto-Germanicbikjanąto attack, stab, hack, thrust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bikjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic bikjǭ →