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
- better; comparative degree of goet; better;...
Ancestry of “beter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | betera | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *batiʀō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | batizô | comparative degree of *gōdaz; comparative degree... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gōdaz | good |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gadaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰedʰ- | to join; to unite; to suit |
Words derived from “beter”