bijhe

Walloon

Etymology

From Germanic, from Frankish *bîsi (“covered with clouds”), related to *bisa (“wind from the northeast”), from Proto-Germanic *bī̆s- (“to storm ahead”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (“to be afraid, fear”), see also Proto-Germanic *bibāną (“to shiver”).

Compare French bise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biːç/, /biːʃ/

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Noun

bijhe

1. north wind; northeasterly (wind)

References

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) “161-62”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 161-62