Where does “bat” come from?
bat (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bat, from Proto-Germanic batiz — comparative degree of *wela.
bat (Middle Dutch): bath; better; comparative degree of wel;...
Definitions
- bath; better; comparative degree of wel;...
Ancestry of “bat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | bat | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | batiz | comparative degree of *wela |