Where does “bet” come from?

bet (Swedish) comes from French bête, from Middle French beste, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia — a beast.

bet (Swedish): a penalty (especially in the game of Vira)

Definitions

  1. a penalty (especially in the game of Vira)

Ancestry of “bet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbêtebeast, animal; Not very bright and lacking in...
2Middle Frenchbestebeast, animal
3Old Frenchbestebeast, animal
4Latinbēstiaa beast

Words derived from “bet”

Every word from Latin bēstia →Every word from Old French beste →Every word from Middle French beste →