Where does “biten” come from?

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

biten (Middle Dutch): to bite

Definitions

  1. to bite

Ancestry of “biten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “biten

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-