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Where does “bít” come from?

bít (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bíta, from Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bít (Icelandic): first-person singular active present indicative...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular active present indicative...

Ancestry of “bít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbítato bite someone or something; to sting; to be...
2Old Norsebítato bite
3Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →