bīties

Latvian

verb form
Definitions
  • to be afraid to experience fear, to feel insecure
  • to be afraid, to fear to feel worry
  • to be afraid, to fear, to dread to try to avoid
  • (colloquial) to be afraid to be sensitive to something

Etymology

Derived from *bīt, bī-tey/ti derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰey- (bee).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰey-

Gloss

bee

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

蜂

Emoji
🐝

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms