Where does “beten” come from?
beten (Tok Pisin) comes from German beten, from Middle High German beten, from Old High German betōn — to pray.
beten (Tok Pisin): prayer
Ancestry of “beten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | beten | to pray |
| 2 | Middle High German | beten | — |
| 3 | Old High German | betōn | to pray |