Where does “bætre” come from?

bætre (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse betri, from Proto-Germanic batizô, from Proto-Germanic gōdaz, from Proto-Germanic gadaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

bætre (Old Swedish): better

Definitions

  1. better

Ancestry of “bætre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebetricomparative degree of góðr, better
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- →