Where does “loppebid” come from?

loppebid (Danish) comes from Danish bid, from Old Norse biti, from Proto-Germanic bitô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

loppebid (Danish): A fleabite

Definitions

  1. A fleabite

Ancestry of “loppebid”, step by step

loppebid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbidbite; bit, morsel; bite, mouthful
2Old Norsebitibit, mouthful, morsel; eyetooth; crossbeam
3Proto-Germanicbitô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Danish loppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishloppeA flea; To remove fleas from the body
2Proto-Germanicluppǭflea, sandflea”, originally “jumper; flea,...
3Proto-Germanicluppijanąto jump, dart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bitô →