Where does “festbeißen” come from?

festbeißen (German) comes from German beißen, 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.

festbeißen (German): to bite firmly of a dog, tick, etc

Definitions

  1. to bite firmly of a dog, tick, etc

Ancestry of “festbeißen”, step by step

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