Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/batiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɑ.tiz/

Adverb

*batiz (adjective *batizô)

comparative degree of *wela

Descendants

Old English: bet
- Middle English: bet, bett, bette
  - English: bet, bett (obsolete)
Old Frisian: bet
Old Saxon: bet
Old Dutch: *bat, *bet
- Middle Dutch: bat, bet
  - Dutch: bet- only in betovergroot- (“great grand-”) and betweter (“know-it-all”)
Old High German: baz
- German: bass
Old Norse: betr
- Icelandic: betur
- Faroese: betur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: beter
- Old Swedish: bæter

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