Old English betera

← Danish bedre (cognate)

← German besser (cognate)

← West Frisian better (cognate)

← Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō (inherited)

← Old High German bezziro (cognate)

← Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌶𐌰 (cognate)

← Low German beter (cognate)

← Low German - (cognate)

← Dutch beter (mention)

← Old Norse betri (cognate)

← Old Frisian betera (cognate)

← Old Saxon betiro (cognate)

← Swedish bättre (cognate)

→ English better (inherited)

→ Middle English bettre (inherited)

→ Old High German bezziro (cognate)

→ Old Norse betri (cognate)

→ Old Saxon betiro (cognate)

→ Scots better (inherited)