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Where does “bītaną” come from?

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

bītaną (Proto-Germanic): to bite

Definitions

  1. to bite

Ancestry of “bītaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “bītaną”

  • bet
  • bite
  • bait
  • byte
  • beetle
  • baiting
  • nibble
  • nibbling
  • frostbite
  • abet
  • bettor
  • abettor
  • biter
  • bytecode
  • snakebite
  • gigabyte
  • megabyte
  • betcha
  • abetter
  • baitfish
  • whitebait
  • overbite
  • terabyte
  • abetment
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