Where does “ביט” come from?
ביט (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German büte, from Old High German butin, from Medieval Latin butina, from Vulgar Latin *budina, from Latin butina, from Ancient Greek πῡτῑ́νη — flask.
ביט (Yiddish): basin, tub
Ancestry of “ביט”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | büte | — |
| 2 | Old High German | butin | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | butina | a bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *budina | — |
| 5 | Latin | butina | a bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πῡτῑ́νη | flask |