Where does “bita” come from?

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

bita (Swedish): to bite; to dice, to split into bits

Definitions

  1. to bite; to dice, to split into bits

Ancestry of “bita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebítato bite
2Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “bita

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