Where does “bitj” come from?
bitj (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.
bitj (North Frisian): to bite
Ancestry of “bitj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | bīta | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | bītan | to bite |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bītaną | to bite |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |