Where does “bæta” come from?
bæta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bœta, from Proto-Germanic bōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic bōtō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- — to improve, make better.
bæta (Icelandic): to improve, to better something, to mend...
Definitions
- to improve, to better something, to mend...
Ancestry of “bæta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | bœta | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bōtijaną | to improve; to compensate |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bōtō | improvement, betterment; recompense, atonement |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰed- | to improve, make better |
Words derived from “bæta”