Where does “Leckerbissen” come from?

Leckerbissen (German) comes from German Bissen, 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.

Leckerbissen (German): delicacy, tidbit

Definitions

  1. delicacy, tidbit

Ancestry of “Leckerbissen”, step by step

Leckerbissen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bissen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBissenmorsel; mouthful; a bite of food
2Italianbizzeplural of bizza
3Old High Germanbizzobiting, morsel
4Proto-West Germanic*bitō—
5Proto-Germanicbitô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via German lecker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleckeryummy, tasty; attractive; well, with pleasure
2Middle High Germanlecker—
3Old High Germanleckāri—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bitô →