Where does “bieten” come from?

bieten (Low German) comes from Middle Low German bîten, from Old Saxon bītan, from Proto-West Germanic bītan, from Proto-Germanic bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bieten (Low German): to bite

Definitions

  1. to bite

Ancestry of “bieten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbîten—
2Old Saxonbītanto bite
3Proto-West Germanicbītanto bite
4Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bītaną →