Where does “bitil” come from?

bitil (Faroese) comes from Proto-Germanic bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bitil (Faroese): little piece; particle

Definitions

  1. little piece; particle

Ancestry of “bitil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bītaną →