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