Where does “bētan” come from?

bētan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *bōtijan, from Proto-Germanic bōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic bōtō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- — to improve, make better.

bētan (Old English): to improve

Definitions

  1. to improve

Ancestry of “bētan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*bōtijanto improve
2Proto-Germanicbōtijanąto improve; to compensate
3Proto-Germanicbōtōimprovement, betterment; recompense, atonement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰed-to improve, make better

Words derived from “bētan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōtō →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōtijaną →
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