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Where does “batna” come from?

batna (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic batnaną, from Proto-Germanic *bataz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰed- — to improve, make better.

batna (Old Norse): to grow better, improve, recover

Definitions

  1. to grow better, improve, recover

Ancestry of “batna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbatnanąto get better
2Proto-Germanic*bataz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰed-to improve, make better

Words derived from “batna”

  • batten
  • battener
  • battenboard
  • batteneth
  • batnen
  • battenen
  • bötnun
  • batna
  • batna
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