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Biss.

bite (instance or way of biting; wound from biting)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɪs/
  1. bite (instance or way of biting; wound from biting)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German biȥ, from Old High German biȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *biti, from Proto-Germanic *bitiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”). Cognate with Old English bite. In Dutch beet, English bit, this word has been merged with Proto-Germanic *bitô, whence German Bissen. (Modern English bite is a new derivation from the verb.)

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