French bichon

← Old English biċċe (derived)

← German Betze (cognate)

← English bitch (mention)

← French barbiche (mention)

← French barbichon (mention)

← Middle French bichon (inherited)

← Old French biche (derived)

← Proto-Germanic *bikjǭ (derived)

← Old Norse bikkja (cognate)

→ English bichon (borrowed)

→ French bichonner (suffix)