Where does “bateren” come from?

bateren (Middle English) comes from Old French batre, from Latin battō, from Latin battuō — to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike.

bateren (Middle English): To batter; to forcefully or repetitively beat or whack

Definitions

  1. To batter; to forcefully or repetitively beat or whack

Ancestry of “bateren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbatreto beat; to hit; to strike
2Latinbattōto beat att. from 2nd c. CE
3Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike
Every word from Latin battuō →Every word from Latin battō →Every word from Old French batre →