Bissen
German (Berlin)
/ˈbɪsən/
noun
Definitions
- morsel; mouthful; a bite of food
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German bizze inherited from Old High German bizzo inherited from Proto-Germanic *bitô.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*bitô
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Leckerbissen German
- bisschen German
- lecker German
- adderbeet Dutch, Flemish
- beet Dutch, Flemish
- beetgaar Dutch, Flemish
- beetje Dutch, Flemish
- beetnemen Dutch, Flemish
- beetpakken Dutch, Flemish
- bitte French
- *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European
- *bitô Proto-Germanic
- bita Old English
- bitte Middle English
- bete Middle Dutch
- bēte Middle Dutch
- bizza Old High German
- bizzo Old High German
- beet Afrikaans
- bizze Middle High German