Where does “bit” come from?
bit (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bíta, from Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
bit (Icelandic): first-person singular active present indicative...
Definitions
- first-person singular active present indicative...
Ancestry of “bit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | bíta | to bite someone or something; to sting; to be... |
| 2 | Old Norse | bíta | to bite |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bītaną | to bite |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |