Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/batizô

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.ti.zɔːː/

Adjective

*batizô (adverb *batiz)

1. comparative degree of *gōdaz
2. comparative degree of *bataz

Inflection

Declension of *batizô (an/īn-stem)

Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*batizô	*batizaniz	*batizį̄	*batizīniz	*batizô	*batizōnō
Accusative	*batizanų	*batizanunz	*batizīnų	*batizīnunz	*batizô	*batizōnō
Genitive	*batiziniz	*batizanǫ̂	*batizīniz	*batizīnǫ̂	*batiziniz	*batizanǫ̂
Dative	*batizini	*batizammaz	*batizīni	*batizīmaz	*batizini	*batizammaz
Instrumental	*batizinē	*batizammiz	*batizīnē	*batizīmiz	*batizinē	*batizammiz

Descendants

• Old English: betera
  • Middle English: better, bettre, betre
    • Scots: beter, bettir
    • English: better
• Old Frisian: betera
  • Saterland Frisian: beeter
  • Old Frisian: better
• Old Saxon: betiro
  • Middle Low German: beter
    • Low German: beter
• Old Dutch: betiro
  • Middle Dutch: beter
    • Dutch: beter
• Old High German: bezziro, pezziro
  • Middle High German: bezzer
    • German: besser
    • Yiddish: בעסער (beser)
• Old Norse: betri
  • Icelandic: betri
  • Faroese: betri
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: bedre
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: betre
  • Old Swedish: bætre
    • Swedish: bättre
  • Danish: bedre
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌶𐌰 (batiza)