Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/batizô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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)

comparative degree of *gōdaz
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
- West 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)