Where does “bizza” come from?

bizza (Italian) comes from Old High German bīzan, from Proto-West Germanic bītan, from Proto-Germanic bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bizza (Italian): tantrum; bigot; spinster

Definitions

  1. tantrum; bigot; spinster

Ancestry of “bizza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbīzanto bite
2Proto-West Germanicbītanto bite
3Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “bizza”

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