Where does “abeto” come from?
abeto (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese abete, from Old French abeter, from Old French beter, from Old Norse beita, from Proto-Germanic baitō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
abeto (Galician): lure; trick; fir, fir tree; spruce
Definitions
- lure; trick; fir, fir tree; spruce
Ancestry of “abeto”, step by step
abeto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese abete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | abete | lure |
| 2 | Old French | abeter | to entice |
| 3 | Old French | beter | to bait |
| 4 | Old Norse | beita | to graze; to allow, let, make bite; to steer or... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | baitō | That which is or can be bitten; food; bait |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |