Etymology of the English word bite
the English word
bitederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bheid-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*bitanDerivations in English
byte,
biteplate,
bitewing,
frostbite,
overbite,
snakebite,
underbite,
backbite,
biter,
biting,
bitCognates
Danish
bide, Dutch
bijten, German
beißen, Gothic
beitan, Icelandic
bita, Icelandic
bíta, Nynorsk
bida, Riksmal
bite, Swedish
bitaUsage
Word found in Middle English, Old English, Modern English
