The history of the word "bitch" is that it used Old English bicce , elsewhere in Germanic only in Old Norse bikkja : it is altogether uncertain what is the relation of the two words, whether they are cognate, or if not, which is adopted from the other. If the Old Norse bikkja was the original, it may, as shown by Grimm, be < Lapp pittja : but the converse is equally possible. German betze , petze (only modern), if related at all, must be a germanized form of bitch . The history of the French biche bitch, and biche fawn, and their relation, if any, to the English word, are unknown.

Dog:
Etymology: Origin unknown.

The word belongs to a set of words of uncertain or phonologically problematic etymology with a stem-final geminated g in Old English which is not due to West Germanic consonant gemination and therefore does not undergo assibilation. These words form both a morphological and a semantic group, as they are usually Old English weak masculine nouns and denote animals; compare frog n.¹, hog n.¹, pig n.¹, stag n.¹, Old English sugga (see haysugge n.), Old English wicga (see earwig n.), and perhaps teg n. It has been suggested that these words show expressive gemination, perhaps due to their being originally hypocoristic forms. (For discussion see R. M. Hogg ‘Two Geminate Consonants in Old English’ in J. Anderson Lang. Form & Ling. Variation (1982) 187–202.) For some of the words, substratal influence has also been considered (compare pig n.¹). Because attestation of these words in Old English is generally rare and confined to glossaries and onomastic evidence (as in the case of dog n.¹), if they are attested at all, and also because there is often a better-attested synonym (in this case, hound n.¹), it seems likely that the words were stylistically marked in Old English, i.e. considered non-literary or informal.

 

 

Witch

Pronunciation: /wɪtʃ/

Forms: OE–ME wicce, wycce, ME–15 wicche, ME wichche, ME wychche, ME wycche, ME–15 wiche, ME wyche, wech, ME–15 wich, wytche, wych, ME–16 witche, ME–15 weche, (ME wecch, Sc. wesch-, wisch-, ME, 15 which(e, ME whitche, wheche, 15 wytch, Sc. vytche, vyche, weyche), 15– witch.... (Show More)

Etymology: Old English wicce (feminine), corresponding to wicca witch n.¹, both of which are apparently derivatives of wiccian witch v.¹... (Show Less)

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a. A female magician, sorceress; in later use esp. a woman supposed to have dealings with the devil or evil spirits and to be able by their co-operation to perform supernatural acts. See also white witch n.

Wizard:

Pronunciation: /ˈwɪzəd/

Forms: ME wys(e)ard, -sar, 15 -sarde, -zard, wyssarde, wissard, Sc. weser, 15–16 wisard, (16 wiseard, wizer), 16–17 wizzard, ( vizard), 15– wizard.... (Show More)

Etymology: late Middle English wysar(d, < wys, wis, wiss, wise adj. + -ard suffix. The pronunciation with voiced s (z) follows wisdom and wise

"Where do you want me?" to Professor Chadwick. This represents him being in authority however his could be due to their occupational positions as he is her boss not just due to their sex, although this could be deliberately done in the genre of the fiction.

Professor Chadwick is described as 'famous' by the narrator which creates an important status. The stereotype is met when he is described to be in control over the woman. This is implied when he 'demanded' the answer to a question from the theatre sister