Where does “bajt” come from?

bajt (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English byte, from English bite, from Middle English biten, from Old English betēon, from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną — to pull, to draw; to lead.

bajt (Serbo-Croatian): byte

Definitions

  1. byte

Ancestry of “bajt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbyteA short sequence of bits that can be operated on...
2EnglishbiteTo cut into something by clamping the teeth; To...
3Middle Englishbitento bite
4Old Englishbetēonto cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,...
5Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
6Old Englishtēohan
7Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
8Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
9Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic teuhan
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