Where does “Bete” come from?

Bete (German) comes from Middle Low German bete, from Latin bēta, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Bete (German): beet

Definitions

  1. beet

Ancestry of “Bete”, step by step

Bete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German bete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbete—
2LatinbētaA beet
3Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
4Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Middle High German bete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbete—
2Old High Germanbeta—
3Proto-Germanicbedōa request; a prayer; plea
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰedʰ-to request, pray, ask for

Words derived from “Bete”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin -ina →