| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | bhad- |
| DEFINITION: | Good. 1. better, from Old English betera, better, from Germanic (comparative) *batiz . 2. best, from Old English bet(e)st, best, from Germanic (superlative) *batistaz. 3. boot2, from Old English bt, remedy, aid, from Germanic noun *bt. 4. batten1, ultimately from Old Norse batna, to improve, from Germanic verb *batnan, to become better. (Pokorny bh d- 106.) |
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