Where does “bizzo” come from?
bizzo (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *bitō, from Proto-Germanic bitô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
bizzo (Old High German): biting, morsel
Ancestry of “bizzo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *bitō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bitô | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |