Where does “beter” come from?
beter (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch beter, from Middle Dutch beter, from Old Dutch betera, from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō, from Proto-Germanic batizô, from Proto-Germanic gōdaz, from Proto-Germanic gadaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.
beter (Afrikaans): comparative degree of goed; had better
Definitions
- comparative degree of goed; had better
Ancestry of “beter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | beter | better; not sick anymore; recovered |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | beter | better; comparative degree of goet; better;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | betera | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *batiʀō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | batizô | comparative degree of *gōdaz; comparative degree... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gōdaz | good |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gadaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰedʰ- | to join; to unite; to suit |