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Where does “steinbit” come from?

steinbit (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bit, from English bit, from Middle English bitte, from Old English byt, from Proto-Germanic *buttjā, from Latin buttia, from Ancient Greek βούττιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

steinbit (Norwegian Bokmål): wolffish, any of the species of Anarhichadidae;...

Definitions

  1. wolffish, any of the species of Anarhichadidae;...

Ancestry of “steinbit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbita bit, piece; a bite, mouthful; a bit
2EnglishbitA piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and...
3Middle Englishbitte—
4Old Englishbyt—
5Proto-Germanic*buttjā—
6Latinbuttia—
7Ancient Greekβούττιον—
8Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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