Where does “bitr” come from?

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

bitr (Old Norse): bitter

Definitions

  1. bitter

Ancestry of “bitr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbitrazbitter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidrósbiting, splitting

Words derived from “bitr

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidrósEvery word from Proto-Germanic bitraz