Bissen

bissen Dutch Etymology First attested as Beisen in 1803-1820. Etymology nl unknown. Not derived from odt Bisso a personal name. See also li Bisse. Pronunciation nl /ˈbɪ.sə(n)/ nl Bis sen nl ɪsən 2 Proper noun n nl hamlet mun/Gulpen-Wittem p/Limburg c/Netherlands References German Pronunciation de /ˈbɪsən/ /ˈbɪsn̩/ Germany de De-Bissen.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de /ˈb̥ɪsɛn/ /ˈb̥ɪsn̩/ Austria,South German,Switzerland de bissen de bisschen Germany,sometimes in casual speech Etymology 1 From de gmh biȥȥe, from de goh biȥȥo, from de gem-pro *bitô. See the verb gem-pro *bītaną to bite. Cognate with ang bita. In nl beet, en bit, this word has been merged with gem-pro *bitiz, whence de Biss. (en bite is a new derivation from the verb.) Noun m morsel; mouthful; a bite of food Declension m Derived terms de bisschen de Gabelbissen de Leckerbissen de Notbissen de Restbissen Related terms de beißen de Biss Etymology 2 See the lemma. Noun de noun form de Biss dat p Etymology 3 Proper noun toponym de town in central c/Luxembourg Further reading