Where does “kolbítur” come from?

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

kolbítur (Icelandic): a name of an idle youth which sits at all times...

Definitions

  1. a name of an idle youth which sits at all times...

Ancestry of “kolbítur”, step by step

kolbítur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bíta

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

via Icelandic kol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickolcoal; carbon
2Old Norsekolcoal
3Proto-Germanickulącoal
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bītaną →