Where does “bitterheit” come from?

bitterheit (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bitter, from Old Norse bitr, from Proto-Germanic bitraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidrós — biting, splitting.

bitterheit (Old Dutch): bitterness

Definitions

  1. bitterness

Ancestry of “bitterheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbitterbitter
2Old Norsebitrbitter
3Proto-Germanicbitrazbitter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidrósbiting, splitting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic bitraz →Every word from Old Norse bitr →