Where does “Bettuch” come from?

Bettuch (German) comes from German bett, 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- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Bettuch (German): tallit, prayer shawl

Definitions

  1. tallit, prayer shawl

Ancestry of “Bettuch”, step by step

Bettuch traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German bett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbettbed piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on; one's place of sleep or rest
2Middle High Germanbet
3Old High Germanbettibed, flower-bed
4Proto-West Germanicbadibed
5Persianبدیbadness
6Persianبدbad; not good; evil; poorly, badly
7Middle Persian𐭯𐭥𐭭to; at; in
8Proto-Iranianpati-against, toward; lord
9Proto-Iranian*rādi-
10Proto-Iranian*rād-
11Proto-Indo-IranianHraHdʰ-
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via German tǖch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantǖchcloth; piece of fabric or tissue of any kind: scarf, kerchief, blanket, towel, etc
2Middle High Germantuoch
3Old High Germantuoh
4Proto-West Germanicdōkcloth, rag
5Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-

via German beten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbetento pray
2Middle High Germanbeten
3Old High Germanbetōnto pray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-