Where does “bitsk” come from?

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

bitsk (Swedish): biting, snappy (tending to bite)

Definitions

  1. biting, snappy (tending to bite)

Ancestry of “bitsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbitato bite; to dice, to split into bits
2Old Norsebítato bite
3Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bītaną →