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bijten.

to bite

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbɛi̯tə(n)/

  1. to bite

    transitive
    Waarom heb je me gebeten?
    Blaffende honden bijten niet.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch biten, from Old Dutch *bītan, from Proto-West Germanic *bītan, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydt (“to split”).

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