Where does “bīht” come from?

bīht (Middle High German) comes from Old High German bigiht, from Proto-Germanic jihtiz, from Proto-Germanic jehaną, from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

Ancestry of “bīht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbigiht—
2Proto-Germanicjihtizstatement, confession; pain, cramp; paralysis
3Proto-Germanicjehanąto speak, say, express
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyék-e-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “bīht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehaną →