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

  1. to improve, to better something, to mend...

Ancestry of “bæta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebœta—
2Proto-Germanicbōtijanąto improve; to compensate
3Proto-Germanicbōtōimprovement, betterment; recompense, atonement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰed-to improve, make better
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōtō →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōtijaną →