Etymology

bitchy

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Today it means: Spiteful or malevolent; catty; malicious; unpleasant. Full definition →

English bitch ← Middle English bicche ← Old English biċċe
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bitchy · adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeg-
  2. Proto-Germanic*bikjaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*bikjǭ
  4. Proto-West Germanic*bikkjā
  5. Old Englishbiċċe
  6. Middle Englishbicche
  7. Englishbitch
  8. English todaybitchy

From bitch + -y (adjectival suffix).

bitchy · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeg-
  2. Proto-Germanic*bikjaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*bikjǭ
  4. Proto-West Germanic*bikkjā
  5. Old Englishbiċċe
  6. Middle Englishbicche
  7. Englishbitch
  8. English todaybitchy

From bitch + -y (diminutive suffix).

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