Where does “biter” come from?

biter (Old English) comes from Old Norse bitr, from Proto-Germanic bitraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidrós — biting, splitting.

biter (Old English): bitter; bitter, severe, painful, biting

Definitions

  1. bitter; bitter, severe, painful, biting

Ancestry of “biter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebitrbitter
2Proto-Germanicbitrazbitter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidrósbiting, splitting

Words derived from “biter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic bitraz →Every word from Old Norse bitr →