Etymology Explorer › Old Dutch

Where does “biti” come from?

biti (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic bitiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

Ancestry of “biti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbitizbite
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “biti”

  • beetnemen
  • beetje
  • snijbiet
  • adderbeet
  • biet
  • beetpakken
  • suikerbiet
  • beet
  • bete
  • bēte
  • beet
  • bietjie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →