Where does “Bissen” come from?

Bissen (German) comes from Italian bizze, from Old High German bizzo, from Proto-West Germanic *bitō, from Proto-Germanic bitô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

Bissen (German): morsel; mouthful; a bite of food

Definitions

  1. morsel; mouthful; a bite of food

Ancestry of “Bissen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbizzeplural of bizza
2Old High Germanbizzobiting, morsel
3Proto-West Germanic*bitō—
4Proto-Germanicbitô—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “Bissen”

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