Where does “bitæ” come from?
bitæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
Ancestry of “bitæ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | bíta | to bite |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bītaną | to bite |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
Words derived from “bitæ”