Where does “bíta” come from?

bíta (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bíta (Old Norse): to bite

Definitions

  1. to bite

Ancestry of “bíta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “bíta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bītaną →