Where does “bit” come from?

bit (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian bīta, from Proto-West Germanic bītan, from Proto-Germanic bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bit (North Frisian): to bite

Definitions

  1. to bite

Ancestry of “bit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbītato bite
2Proto-West Germanicbītanto bite
3Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bītaną →