Where does “verbeteraar” come from?
verbeteraar (Dutch) comes from Dutch verbeteren, 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 — to join; to unite; to suit.
verbeteraar (Dutch): improver, one who improves something
Definitions
- improver, one who improves something
Ancestry of “verbeteraar”, step by step
verbeteraar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verbeteren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verbeteren | to improve; to correct |
| 2 | Dutch | beter | better; not sick anymore; recovered |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | beter | better; comparative degree of goet; better;... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | betera | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *batiʀō | better |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | batizô | comparative degree of *gōdaz; comparative degree... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gōdaz | good |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gadaną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰedʰ- | to join; to unite; to suit |
via Dutch aar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aar | ear; eagle; Alternative form of ader |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | âer | ear |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ār | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 6 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |