Where does “beta” come from?

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

Ancestry of “beta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbedōa request; a prayer; plea
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰedʰ-to request, pray, ask for

Words derived from “beta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bedō →