Where does “beißen” come from?

beißen (German) comes from Middle High German bīzen, from Old High German bīzan, from Proto-West Germanic bītan, from Proto-Germanic bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

beißen (German): to bite; to sting; to burn; to be sharp; to be...

Definitions

  1. to bite; to sting; to burn; to be sharp; to be...

Ancestry of “beißen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbīzento bite
2Old High Germanbīzanto bite
3Proto-West Germanicbītanto bite
4Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “beißen”

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