Where does “bet” come from?

bet (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse bit, from Proto-Germanic bitą.

bet (Westrobothnian): the crossbar which joins the two drying racks at...

Definitions

  1. the crossbar which joins the two drying racks at...

Ancestry of “bet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebita bite
2Proto-Germanicbitą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic bitą →Every word from Old Norse bit →