Where does “bete” come from?

bete (Middle High German) comes from Old High German beta, from Proto-Germanic bedō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- — to request, pray, ask for.

Ancestry of “bete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbeta—
2Proto-Germanicbedōa request; a prayer; plea
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰedʰ-to request, pray, ask for

Words derived from “bete”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bedō →Every word from Old High German beta →