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)

1. 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