Where does “bita” come from?

bita (Antigua and Barbuda Creole English) comes from English bitter, from Middle English bittre, from Old English biter, from Old Norse bitr, from Proto-Germanic bitraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidrós — biting, splitting.

bita (Antigua and Barbuda Creole English): bitter

Definitions

  1. bitter

Ancestry of “bita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbitterHaving an acrid taste; Harsh, piercing or...
2Middle Englishbittrebitter
3Old Englishbiterbitter; bitter, severe, painful, biting
4Old Norsebitrbitter
5Proto-Germanicbitrazbitter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidrósbiting, splitting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic bitraz →Every word from Old Norse bitr →