Where does “Bett” come from?

Bett (German) comes from Middle High German bet, from Old High German betti, from Proto-West Germanic badi, from Persian بدی, from Persian بد, from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭭, from Proto-Iranian pati-, from Proto-Iranian *rādi- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Bett (German): bed

Definitions

  1. bed

Ancestry of “Bett”, step by step

Bett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German bet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbet—
2Old High Germanbettibed, flower-bed
3Proto-West Germanicbadibed
4Persianبدیbadness
5Persianبدbad; not good; evil; poorly, badly
6Middle Persian𐭯𐭥𐭭to; at; in
7Proto-Iranianpati-against, toward; lord
8Proto-Iranian*rādi-—
9Proto-Iranian*rād-—
10Proto-Indo-IranianHraHdʰ-—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Middle High German bette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbettebed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- →