Where does “betta” come from?

betta (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German bitter, from Old Saxon bittar, from Old Norse bitr, from Proto-Germanic bitraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidrós — biting, splitting.

betta (Plautdietsch): bitter

Definitions

  1. bitter

Ancestry of “betta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbitter—
2Old Saxonbittarbitter
3Old Norsebitrbitter
4Proto-Germanicbitrazbitter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidrósbiting, splitting

Words derived from “betta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic bitraz →Every word from Old Norse bitr →