Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “embetter” come from?

embetter (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.

embetter (English): To make better; improve

Definitions

  1. To make better; improve

Ancestry of “embetter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbettercomparative form of good: more good; comparative...
2EnglishBETAn adsorption technique used to measure the...
3Hebrewביתhouse; stanza; Temple
4EnglishbyteA short sequence of bits that can be operated on...
5EnglishbiteTo cut into something by clamping the teeth; To...
6Middle Englishbitento bite
7Old Englishbetēonto cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,...
8Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
9Old Englishtēohan—
10Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
11Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
12Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “embetter”

  • embetterment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →