Bissen
See also: bissen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as Beisen in 1803-1820. Etymology unknown. Not derived from Old Dutch Bisso (“a personal name”).
See also Limburgish Bisse.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Bissen n
- A hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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.)
Noun edit
Bissen m (strong, genitive Bissens, plural Bissen)
Declension edit
Declension of Bissen [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the lemma.
Noun edit
Bissen
Etymology 3 edit
Proper noun edit
Bissen n (proper noun, genitive Bissens or (optionally with an article) Bissen)
- A town in central Luxembourg