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Where does “isbit” come from?

isbit (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

isbit (Norwegian Nynorsk): an ice cube

Definitions

  1. an ice cube

Ancestry of “isbit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbita bit, piece; a bit; a bite
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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