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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : PVTV
Meaning : many, big
Afroasiatic : *bVd- / *bVt- 'many, multitude' (Cush., Om.)
Reference : ND 170a, 262, 268a. globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,globet-scc,globet-reference,
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Nostratic etymology :
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Eurasiatic: *bVtV ?
Meaning: good, big
Altaic: ? TM *badi 'yet, more,better'
References: Blz.; ND 170a *bAdV 'many, multitude', 262 *b[a]tV 'luck, good'. nostret-meaning,nostret-prnum,nostret-ier,nostret-alt,nostret-drav,nostret-reference,
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Indo-European etymology :
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Proto-IE: *bhAd-
Meaning: good
Old Indian: bhadrá- `blessed, fortunate, happy, good'
Avestan: hu-baδra- `glücklich'
Russ. meaning: хороший
piet-meaning,piet-ind,piet-avest,piet-germ,piet-rusmean,piet-refer,
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Germanic etymology :
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Proto-Germanic: *bat-iz, *bōtō, *batēn
Meaning: better, best
Gothic: comp. *batiza `better', sup, batista `best'; *ga-batnan wk. `obtain an advantage'; *bōta f. (ō) `aid'; *bōtjan wk. `be of use, do good'
Old Norse: betr adv. `besser'; comp. betri, sup. betz-r, batzt-r adj. `besser'; bati m. `Besserung, Nutzen'; batna wk. `besser werden'; bōt `Besserung, Ersatz; Busse'
Norwegian: beter adv.; betre adj.; batna vb.; bot
Old Swedish: bäter adv.; batna vb.
Swedish: bättre adj.; battna vb.; bot
Old Danish: bätär, beder adv.; Run but
Danish: bedre adj.; bod
Old English: adj. bet; bet(e)re, betera, betest; bōt `Verbesserung, Schadenersatz'
English: better, best; (arch.) boot
Old Frisian: bata m. `Vorteil, Gewinn'; betera, best; bōte
Old Saxon: { betera }, betara, bezt; adv. bat, bet; bōta `Besserung, Busse'
Middle Dutch: bēter, best; adv. bat, bet; { boete }
Dutch: beter, best; { boete }
Old Franconian: betera
Middle Low German: bēter, best; bōte; { bate `Verbesserung' }
Old High German: beʒʒiro, beʒʒisto (9.Jh.); baʒʒēn `besser w.'; buoʒa, buoʒ (9.Jh.) `Vergütung, Besserung, Heilung'; adv. baʒ
Middle High German: buoʒɛ st. m. 'busse', buoʒ st. m.? 'bessserung, abhilfe'; bɛʒʒer, baʒʒer adj. 'besser', bɛʒʒist, bɛst adj. best'
German: besser, best; Busse f.
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Pokorny's dictionary :
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Number: 182
Root: bhā̆d-
English meaning: good
German meaning: `gut'
Material: Ai. bhadrá-ḥ `erfreulich, glücklich, gut', n. `Glück, Heil', sú-bhadra-ḥ `herrlich' = av. hu-baδra- `glücklich'; got. batiza `besser', batista `bester', aisl. betre, betstr, ags. bet(e)ra, betst, ahd. bezzir(o), bezzist, nhd. besser, best; dazu das Adv. des Kompar. aisl. betr, ags. bet (*batiz), ahd. baz (*bataz, erstarrtes Neutr. `Nutzen'); aisl. bati m. `Verbesserung, Heil', afries. bata m. `Vorteil', mhd. bazze ds.; got. gabatnan `Nutzen erlangen', aisl. batna `besser werden', ags. batian, ahd. bazzen ds.; mit Ablaut got. bōta f. `Nutzen', aisl. ags. bōt `Besserung, Ersatz', ahd. buoz(a) f. `Besserung, Buße'.
References: WP. II 151 f., Feist 83, 103, 174, J. Weisweiler Buße (1930).
Pages: 106
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Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-Dravidian : *pāṭ-
Meaning : size, extent
dravet-meaning,dravet-prnum,dravet-sdr,dravet-tel,
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South Dravidian etymology :
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Proto-South Dravidian : *pāṭ-i
Meaning : size, extent
Kannada : pāṭi
Kannada meaning : extent, size
Number in DED : 4067
sdret-meaning,sdret-prnum,sdret-kan,sdret-kanmean,sdret-kt,sdret-dednum,
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Nilgiri etymology :
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Proto-Nilgiri : *pāṭ-ĭ
Meaning : size, strength equal to what must be done
Kota : pāṭy
Number in DED : 4067
ktet-meaning,ktet-prnum,ktet-kota,ktet-dednum,
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Telugu etymology :
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Proto-Telugu : *pāṭ-
Meaning : extent, size, magnitude
Telugu : pāṭi
Number in DED : 4067
telet-meaning,telet-prnum,telet-tel_1,telet-dednum,
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *ṗVtV́̄
Meaning: firm, tough
Comments and references : KS 202, LDC 38.
sccet-meaning,sccet-prnum,sccet-cauc,sccet-yen,sccet-basq,sccet-notes,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *bVtV̄
Meaning: hard, tough
Notes: A Nakh-WC isogloss. See Старостин 1982, 202; Абдоков 1983, 145.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-abad,caucet-comment,
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *butob
Meaning: hard, tough
Chechen: butū
Ingush: butuw
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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :
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Proto-West-Caucasian: *p:Vt:V
Meaning: hard, tough
Adyghe: pǝta
Kabardian: bǝda
Comments: PAK *p:ǝt:á.
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Yenisseian etymology :
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Proto-Yenisseian: *bɨd-
Meaning: hard
Ket: bɨ̄t (Werner 1, 160: bɨ̄t-ś / bɨ̄ŕ-ś)
Yug: bɨt, bɨdam
Comments: ССЕ 211. Werner 1, 160 *bɨdǝ.
yenet-prnum,yenet-meaning,yenet-ket,yenet-sym,yenet-notes,
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Basque etymology :
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Proto-Basque: *bete, *i=pete
Meaning: 1 full 2 obese
Bizkaian: bete 1
Gipuzkoan: bete 1
High Navarrese: bete 1
Low Navarrese: bethe 1, iphete 2
Salazarese: bete 1
Lapurdian: bete 1
Baztanese: bete 1
Aezkoan: bete 1
Zuberoan: béthe 1
Roncalese: bete 1
Comments: Bsq-NC semantic relation is rather tenuous: ‘hard’ > ‘strong’ > ‘full’?
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