beterian
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to improve, to make better
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *batizōną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*batizōną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Besserung German
- aufbessern German
- ausbessern German
- bessern German
- verbessern German
- *batizōną Proto-Germanic
- bättra Swedish
- betra Norwegian Nynorsk
- gebeterian Old English
- beteren Middle English
- beterynge Middle English
- bettre Middle English
- betra Old Norse
- betra Icelandic
- *beteron Old Dutch
- betiron Old Saxon