Where does “biti” come from?

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

biti (Old Norse): bit, mouthful, morsel; eyetooth; crossbeam

Definitions

  1. bit, mouthful, morsel; eyetooth; crossbeam

Ancestry of “biti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbitô—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “biti”

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