besser

See also: Besser

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛsɐ/

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Etymology 1

From Middle High German beȥȥer, from Old High German beȥȥiro, from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *batizô.

Cognates

Cognate with Low German beter, Dutch beter, West Frisian better, English better, Danish bedre, Sanskrit भद्र (bhadrá, “blessed, fortunate, happy, good”).

Adjective

besser

1. comparative degree of gut; better

Related terms

• bessern, Besserung

Etymology 2

Verb

besser

1. inflection of bessern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative

Further reading

• “besser” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache