Where does “betera” come from?

betera (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō, from Proto-Germanic batizô, from Proto-Germanic gōdaz, from Proto-Germanic gadaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

Ancestry of “betera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*batiʀōbetter
2Proto-Germanicbatizôcomparative degree of *gōdaz; comparative degree...
3Proto-Germanicgōdazgood
4Proto-Germanicgadaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →