Where does “bete” come from?

bete (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse biti, from Proto-Germanic bitô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bete (Norwegian Bokmål): beetroot; bit; a portion of something; crossbeam,...

Definitions

  1. beetroot; bit; a portion of something; crossbeam,...

Ancestry of “bete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebitibit, mouthful, morsel; eyetooth; crossbeam
2Proto-Germanicbitô—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “bete”

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