beter
Middle Dutch
/ˈbɛːtər/
comparative adjective
Definitions
- better;
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch betera inherited from Proto-Germanic *batizô (better).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*batizô
Gloss
better
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- better English
- beter Dutch, Flemish
- beteren Dutch, Flemish
- beterschap Dutch, Flemish
- *bʰed-rós Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰedʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *bataz Proto-Germanic
- *batizô Proto-Germanic
- betera Old English
- betri Old Norse
- bezziro Old High German
- beter Afrikaans
- 𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌶𐌰 Gothic
- betera Old Dutch
- betiro Old Dutch
- betiro Old Saxon