Where does “bite” come from?

bite (French) comes from Old Norse biti, from Proto-Germanic bitô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bite (French): knob, cock, dick

Definitions

  1. knob, cock, dick

Ancestry of “bite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebitibit, mouthful, morsel; eyetooth; crossbeam
2Proto-Germanicbitô—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “bite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bitô →