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

Definitions

  1. basin, tub

Ancestry of “ביט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbüte—
2Old High Germanbutin—
3Medieval Latinbutinaa bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary
4Vulgar Latin*budina—
5Latinbutinaa bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary
6Ancient Greekπῡτῑ́νηflask
Every word from Ancient Greek πῡτῑ́νη →Every word from Latin butina →Every word from Vulgar Latin *budina →