Where does “bīzen” come from?

bīzen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German bīzan, from Proto-West Germanic bītan, from Proto-Germanic bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bīzen (Middle High German): to bite

Definitions

  1. to bite

Ancestry of “bīzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbīzanto bite
2Proto-West Germanicbītanto bite
3Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “bīzen”

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