Where does “bíter” come from?

bíter (Catalan) comes from Dutch bitter, from Middle Dutch bitter, from Old Dutch bitter, from Old Norse bitr, from Proto-Germanic bitraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidrós — biting, splitting.

bíter (Catalan): bitters bitter tonic

Definitions

  1. bitters bitter tonic

Ancestry of “bíter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbitterbitter; bitter, embittered; A type of strong...
2Middle Dutchbitterbitter; sad, painful
3Old Dutchbitterbitter
4Old Norsebitrbitter
5Proto-Germanicbitrazbitter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidrósbiting, splitting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidrós →