Etymograph

English

bisk

Bisk comes from French bisque.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentbisque
  2. Englishtodaybisk

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentbisque
  2. Englishtodaybisk

The story

Borrowed from French bisque, of unknown origin; Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, suggests a comparison with Spanish bisca (‘gambling house, gambling den’).uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.

Linked words

through French bisque

bisque

Today it means

noun —

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / French bisque / bisk

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