backbite
The origin and history of backbite.
Etymology
Comes from Middle English bakbiten, bacbiten, equivalent to back- + bite. It is cognate with Icelandic bakbíta (“to backbite, vilify”).
The origin and history of backbite.
Comes from Middle English bakbiten, bacbiten, equivalent to back- + bite. It is cognate with Icelandic bakbíta (“to backbite, vilify”).
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