English
abite
Abite comes from Old English ābītan ‘to bite in pieces, tear to pieces, bite, eat,…’.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ābītan‘to bite in pieces, tear to pieces, bite, eat, devour, gnaw, taste, partake of, consume’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500abiten
- Englishtodayabite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150ābītan‘to bite in pieces, tear to pieces, bite, eat, devour, gnaw, taste, partake of, consume’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500abiten
- Englishtodayabite
A compound of *uz- ‘out’ + *bītaną ‘to bite’
Proto-Indo-European *úd ‘up, out’
Proto-Indo-European *ud-s- ‘up, out’
Proto-Germanic *uz- ‘out’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- ‘to split’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydt ‘to split’
Proto-Germanic *bītaną ‘to bite’
Every English word from Old English ābītan
Today it means
verb To bite; eat; devour.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English ābītan / abite