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
Ancestry of “baat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | bate | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | bato | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | batô | improvement, recovery |