Where does “backbite” come from?
backbite (English) comes from Middle English bakbiten.
backbite (English): To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory...
Definitions
- To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory...
Ancestry of “backbite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | bakbiten | — |
Words derived from “backbite”