Where does “inbijten” come from?

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

inbijten (Dutch): to corrode, to erode

Definitions

  1. to corrode, to erode

Ancestry of “inbijten”, step by step

inbijten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bijten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbijtento bite
2Middle Dutchbitento bite
3Old Dutchbītanto bite
4Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Dutch in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
2Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
3Old Dutchin—
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bītaną →