Proto-Indo-European

*bʰed-

‘good’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *bʰed-.

8 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed-, most familiar first.

• better ← betera ← *batiʀō ← *batizô ← *bʰed-rós
• battle ← *batel ← *batol ← batian ← *batēn
• boot ← boote ← bōt ← *bōtu ← *bōtō
• beet ← beten ← bētan ← *bōtijan ← *bōtijaną
• batten ← *battenen ← batna ← *batnaną ← *bataz
• bote ← bōt ← *bōtu ← *bōtō ← *bʰoHd-eh₂-
• bootless ← boteles ← bōtlēas ← bōt ← *bōtu
• botleas ← bōt ← *bōtu ← *bōtō ← *bʰoHd-eh₂-

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰed-