Where does “bitu” come from?

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

bitu (Icelandic): third-person plural past indicative of bíta;...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural past indicative of bíta;...

Ancestry of “bitu”, 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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bītaną →