English
he-bitch
From he- + bitch.
A compound of he- + bitch
Proto-Germanic *bikjaną ‘to attack, stab, thrust’
Proto-Germanic *bikjǭ ‘female dog’
Proto-West Germanic *bikkjā
Old English biċċe ‘bitch, female dog’
Middle English biche
English bitch
Today it means
noun A man who behaves obnoxiously or promiscuously; a male bitch.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / he-bitch