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Where does “bēatere” come from?

bēatere (Old English) comes from Old English -ere, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

bēatere (Old English): a beater; fighter; champion

Definitions

  1. a beater; fighter; champion

Ancestry of “bēatere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-eremasculine agent suffix, originally applied only...
2Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
3Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
4Latin-ārius—
5Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “bēatere”

  • beater
  • eggbeater
  • wifebeater
  • drumbeater
  • carpetbeater
  • wife beater
  • farebeater
  • beter
  • betere
  • bettere
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