FromMiddle High Germanbeȥȥer, fromOld High Germanbeȥȥiro, fromProto-West Germanic*batiʀō, fromProto-Germanic*batizô.
Cognate withLow Germanbeter,Dutchbeter,West Frisianbetter,Englishbetter,Danishbedre,Sanskritभद्र(bhadrá,“blessed, fortunate, happy, good”).
besser