Where does “bijten” come from?

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

bijten (Dutch): to bite

Definitions

  1. to bite

Ancestry of “bijten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbitento bite
2Old Dutchbītanto bite
3Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “bijten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →