Where does “bijt” come from?

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

bijt (Dutch): a man-made hole in ice

Definitions

  1. a man-made hole in ice

Ancestry of “bijt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbijt—
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 →