Where does “betterish” come from?
betterish (English) comes from English better, from English BET, from Hebrew בית, from English byte, from English bite, from Middle English biten, from Old English betēon, from Old English tēon — to pull, to draw; to lead.
betterish (English): Somewhat better; of somewhat superior sort
Definitions
- Somewhat better; of somewhat superior sort
Ancestry of “betterish”, step by step
betterish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English better
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | better | comparative form of good: more good; comparative... |
| 2 | English | BET | An adsorption technique used to measure the... |
| 3 | Hebrew | בית | house; stanza; Temple |
| 4 | English | byte | A short sequence of bits that can be operated on... |
| 5 | English | bite | To cut into something by clamping the teeth; To... |
| 6 | Middle English | biten | to bite |
| 7 | Old English | betēon | to cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,... |
| 8 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 9 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |