Where does “baat” come from?

baat (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bate, from Old Dutch bato, from Proto-Germanic batô — improvement, recovery.

baat (Dutch): profit, advantage; cocky

Definitions

  1. profit, advantage; cocky

Ancestry of “baat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbate—
2Old Dutchbato—
3Proto-Germanicbatôimprovement, recovery
Every word from Proto-Germanic batô →Every word from Old Dutch bato →Every word from Middle Dutch bate →