Where does “næderbita” come from?

næderbita (Old English) comes from Old English bita, from Proto-West Germanic *bitō, from Proto-Germanic bitô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

næderbita (Old English): mongoose; ichneumon

Definitions

  1. mongoose; ichneumon

Ancestry of “næderbita”, step by step

næderbita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbitabite (of food), mouthful
2Proto-West Germanic*bitō—
3Proto-Germanicbitô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Old English nǣdre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnǣdre—
2Proto-West Germanicnadrāadder; snake in general
3Proto-Germanicnadrǭadder; snake in general
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₁treh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bitô →
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