Where does “self-betterment” come from?
self-betterment (English) comes from English betterment, from English better, from English BET, from Hebrew בית, from English byte, from English bite, from Middle English biten, from Old English betēon — to pull, to draw; to lead.
self-betterment (English): The act of making oneself better
Definitions
- The act of making oneself better
Ancestry of “self-betterment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | betterment | An improvement; An improvement to a property that... |
| 2 | English | better | comparative form of good: more good; comparative... |
| 3 | English | BET | An adsorption technique used to measure the... |
| 4 | Hebrew | בית | house; stanza; Temple |
| 5 | English | byte | A short sequence of bits that can be operated on... |
| 6 | English | bite | To cut into something by clamping the teeth; To... |
| 7 | Middle English | biten | to bite |
| 8 | Old English | betēon | to cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,... |
| 9 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 10 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |