Where does “toebijten” come from?

toebijten (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.

toebijten (Dutch): to speak harshly at, snap at

Definitions

  1. to speak harshly at, snap at

Ancestry of “toebijten”, step by step

toebijten 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 toe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoeadverbial form of tot; after, afterwards; shut,...
2Middle Dutchtoeto, towards; up to; until
3Old Dutchtuo—
4Proto-West Germanic*tō—
5Proto-Germanictōto
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bītaną →