Where does “bet” come from?

bet (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic batiz — comparative degree of *wela.

bet (Old English): better; rather

Definitions

  1. better; rather

Ancestry of “bet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbatizcomparative degree of *wela

Words derived from “bet

Every word from Proto-Germanic batiz
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