Where does “bijt” come from?

bijt (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch biten, from Old Dutch bītan, from Proto-Germanic bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

Ancestry of “bijt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbitento bite
2Old Dutchbītanto bite
3Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “bijt”

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