Where does “bit(t)r” come from?

bit(t)r (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic bitraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidrós — biting, splitting.

bit(t)r (Proto-West Germanic): bitter

Definitions

  1. bitter

Ancestry of “bit(t)r”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bit(t)r”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic bitraz →