Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/batiʀō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *batizô.

Adjective

*batiʀō

  1. comparative degree of *gōd (“good”): better

Inflection

n-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *batiʀō
Genitive *batiʀini, *batiʀan
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *batiʀō *batiʀā *batiʀā
Accusative *batiʀan *batiʀōn *batiʀā
Genitive *batiʀini, *batiʀan *batiʀōn *batiʀini, *batiʀan
Dative *batiʀini, *batiʀan *batiʀōn *batiʀini, *batiʀan
Instrumental *batiʀini, *batiʀan *batiʀōn *batiʀini, *batiʀan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *batiʀan *batiʀōn *batiʀōn
Accusative *batiʀan *batiʀōn *batiʀōn
Genitive *batiʀanō *batiʀōnō *batiʀanō
Dative *batiʀum *batiʀōm, *batiʀum *batiʀum
Instrumental *batiʀum *batiʀōm, *batiʀum *batiʀum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: betera
    • Middle English: bettre
      • English: better
      • Scots: better
      • Yola: bethther
  • Old Frisian: betera
  • Old Saxon: betiro
  • Old Dutch: betiro
    • Middle Dutch: beter
      • Dutch: beter
        • Afrikaans: beter
        • Berbice Creole Dutch: betre
        • Negerhollands: beeter
        • → Sranan Tongo: betre
          • Aukan: betee
          • Saramaccan: bë́të
      • Limburgish: baeter
  • Old High German: beȥȥiro
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