betre
Norwegian Nynorsk
adjective
Definitions
- better (of higher quality)
- better (more enjoyable)
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse betri derived 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
- *bʰed-rós Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰedʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- bedre Norwegian Bokmål
- *bataz Proto-Germanic
- *batizô Proto-Germanic
- bättre Swedish
- forbetra Norwegian Nynorsk
- betera Old English
- betri Old Norse
- bedre Danish
- betri Icelandic
- bezziro Old High German
- betri Faroese
- 𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌶𐌰 Gothic
- betera Old Dutch
- betiro Old Dutch
- vorbeteren Middle Low German
- betiro Old Saxon