Where does “Bitte” come from?
Bitte (German) comes from German Bete, from Middle Low German bete, from Latin bēta, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
Bitte (German): request
Ancestry of “Bitte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Bete | beet |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bete | — |
| 3 | Latin | bēta | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |