Where does “bita” come from?

bita (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bita (Norwegian Nynorsk): to bite; definite plural of bit

Definitions

  1. to bite; definite plural of bit

Ancestry of “bita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebítato bite
2Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “bita”

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