abite

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*uz-“out”
2. Old English · inherited fromābītan“to bite in pieces, tear to pieces, bite, eat, devour, gnaw, taste, partake of, consume”
3. Middle English · inherited fromabiten
4. English todayabite

From Middle English abiten, from Old English ābītan (“to bite in pieces, tear to pieces, bite, eat, devour, gnaw, taste, partake of, consume”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”) + *bītaną (“to bite”), equivalent to a- + bite.

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