Where does “beter” come from?

beter (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch betera, from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō, from Proto-Germanic batizô, from Proto-Germanic gōdaz, from Proto-Germanic gadaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

beter (Middle Dutch): better; comparative degree of goet; better;...

Definitions

  1. better; comparative degree of goet; better;...

Ancestry of “beter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbetera—
2Proto-West Germanic*batiʀōbetter
3Proto-Germanicbatizôcomparative degree of *gōdaz; comparative degree...
4Proto-Germanicgōdazgood
5Proto-Germanicgadaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

Words derived from “beter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →