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Where does “bikjō” come from?

bikjō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bikjō (Proto-Germanic): pickaxe

Definitions

  1. pickaxe

Ancestry of “bikjō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “bikjō”

  • besche
  • bêque
  • bêtchi
  • beque
  • bêtchie
  • besca
  • bikkju
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