Where does “Beißreflex” come from?

Beißreflex (German) comes from German Reflex, from French réflexe, from Latin reflexus, from Latin reflectō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

Beißreflex (German): bite reflex

Definitions

  1. bite reflex

Ancestry of “Beißreflex”, step by step

Beißreflex traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Reflex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReflexreflex
2Frenchréflexereflex
3Latinreflexusturned back or away, reflected
4Latinreflectōto turn back or away; yield; retreat
5Latinrĕ-back, backwards
6Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
7Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
8Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German beißen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeißento bite; to sting; to burn; to be sharp; to be...
2Middle High Germanbīzento bite
3Old High Germanbīzanto bite
4Proto-West Germanicbītanto bite
5Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-
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