Bissen

Meaning

Biss

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

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

biss

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bitz

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

mumpfel

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɪsən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German bizze, from Old High German bizzo, from Proto-Germanic *bitô. See the verb *bītaną (“to bite”). Cognate with Old English bita. In Dutch beet, English bit, this word has been merged with Proto-Germanic *bitiz, whence German Biss. (English bite is a new derivation from the verb.)

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