Where does “baten” come from?

baten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch baten, from Old Dutch baton, from Proto-Germanic batāną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- — to improve, make better.

baten (Dutch): to avail; plural of baat

Definitions

  1. to avail; plural of baat

Ancestry of “baten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbaten—
2Old Dutchbatonto become better
3Proto-Germanicbatānąto become better, improve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰed-to improve, make better

Words derived from “baten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic batāną →Every word from Old Dutch baton →