Where does “bíta” come from?

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

bíta (Icelandic): to bite someone or something; to sting; to be...

Definitions

  1. to bite someone or something; to sting; to be...

Ancestry of “bíta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebítato bite
2Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “bíta”

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