Where does “bitte” come from?

bitte (Middle English) comes from Old English byt, from Proto-Germanic *buttjā, from Latin buttia, from Ancient Greek βούττιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

bitte (Middle English): A flexible container for water or wine; a waterskin or wineskin

Definitions

  1. A flexible container for water or wine; a waterskin or wineskin

Ancestry of “bitte”, step by step

bitte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English byt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbytbottle, flagon
2Proto-Germanic*buttjā—
3Latinbuttiacask, barrel
4Ancient Greekβούττιον—
5Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Old English bita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbitabite (of food), mouthful
2Proto-West Germanic*bitō—
3Proto-Germanicbitô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “bitte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →
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