An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Bissen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Bissen
Friedrich Kluge2506294An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — Bissen1891John Francis Davis

Bissen, m., ‘bit, morsel,’ from the equiv. MidHG. biȥȥe, OHG. biȥȥo; comp. AS. bita, E. bit, and beißen.