bitch
The origin and history of bitch.
Etymology
Came into English as Middle English biche or bicche, from Old English biċċe, from Proto-West Germanic *bikkjā, from Proto-Germanic *bikjǭ (“female dog”) — compare Norwegian bikkje (“dog, bitch”) and Old Danish bikke (“bitch”) — from Proto-Germanic *bikjaną (“to thrust, attack”) — compare Old Norse bikkja (“to plunge into water”) and Dutch bikken (“to hack”). It is related to bicker.
