Etymology of the English word beet
the English word
beetderived from the Latin word
beta (beet, beetroot; beta; second of anything, second item)
derived from the Greek word
beta, βῆτα
Derivations in English
beetroot,
fodderbeetCognates
Dutch
bed, Dutch
biet, English
bed, French
bette, German
Beet, German
Bete, German
Bett, Icelandic
bed, Norwegian
bete, Swedish
beta, Swedish
bäddUsage
Word found in Modern English
