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Where does “bettable” come from?

bettable (English) comes from English BET, from Hebrew בית, from English byte, from English bite, from Middle English biten, from Old English betēon, from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan — to pull, to draw; to lead.

bettable (English): Suitable for betting; capable of being gambled

Definitions

  1. Suitable for betting; capable of being gambled

Ancestry of “bettable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBETAn adsorption technique used to measure the...
2Hebrewביתhouse; stanza; Temple
3EnglishbyteA short sequence of bits that can be operated on...
4EnglishbiteTo cut into something by clamping the teeth; To...
5Middle Englishbitento bite
6Old Englishbetēonto cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,...
7Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
8Old Englishtēohan—
9Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
10Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
11Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
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