Where does “byt” come from?

byt (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch bijten, from Middle Dutch biten, from Old Dutch bītan, from Proto-Germanic bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

byt (Afrikaans): to bite; bite

Definitions

  1. to bite; bite

Ancestry of “byt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbijtento bite
2Middle Dutchbitento bite
3Old Dutchbītanto bite
4Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bītaną →