Where does “avbitare” come from?

avbitare (Swedish) comes from Swedish bitare, from Swedish bita, from Old Norse bíta, from Proto-Germanic bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

avbitare (Swedish): wire cutters

Definitions

wire cutters

Ancestry of “avbitare”, step by step

avbitare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bitare

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	bitare	biter, one who bites
2	Swedish	bita	to bite; to dice, to split into bits
3	Old Norse	bíta	to bite
4	Proto-Germanic	bītaną	to bite
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰeyd-	to split
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰey-	bee

via Swedish av

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	av	from; starting at; by
2	Old Norse	af	of, from, off, by
3	Proto-Germanic	*ab	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	apó	—

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