biet
Dutch (Brabantic)
/bit/
noun
Definitions
- beet, beetroot plant or tuber of the genus Beta, esp. Beta vulgaris
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch bete derived from Latin bēta (beet).
Origin
Latin
bēta
Gloss
beet
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bēta Latin
- beta Italian
- bieta Italian
- bietola Italian
- beet Dutch, Flemish
- bietsuiker Dutch, Flemish
- snijbiet Dutch, Flemish
- snijden Dutch, Flemish
- suiker Dutch, Flemish
- suikerbiet Dutch, Flemish
- bette French
- βῆτα Ancient Greek
- beterraba Portuguese
- beta Swedish
- beto Esperanto
- bleda Catalan, Valencian
- beterraba Galician
- bete Middle Dutch
- bette Norman
- *biti Old Dutch
- bēye Middle Low German