Where does “battenen” come from?
battenen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse batna, from Proto-Germanic batnaną, from Proto-Germanic *bataz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- — to improve, make better.
Ancestry of “battenen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | batna | to grow better, improve, recover |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | batnaną | to get better |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *bataz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰed- | to improve, make better |
Words derived from “battenen”