| | * From {{etyl|enm|en}} {{term|abetten|lang=enm}}, {{term|abette|lang=enm}}, from {{etyl|fro|en}} {{term|abeter||to entice|lang=fro}}, from {{term|a-||to|lang=fro}} + {{term|beter||hound on, urge, to bait|lang=fro}}, from either {{etyl|dum|en}} {{term|betan|bētan|incite|lang=dum}}, '''or''' from {{etyl|non|en}} {{term|beita||to cause to bite, bait, incite|lang=non}}<ref>{{reference-book|last = Dobbie|first = Elliott K.|coauthors = Dunmore, C. William, et al.|editor = Barnhart, Robert K.|title = Chambers Dictionary of Etymology|origyear = 1998|year = 2004|publisher = Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd|location = Edinburgh, Scotland|isbn =0550142304|pages = 2}}</ref>, from {{etyl|gem-pro|en}} {{term/t|gem-pro|*baitijaną||to cause to bite}}, from {{etyl|ine-pro|en}} {{term/t|ine-pro|*bheid-||to split}}. Cognate with {{etyl|is|-}} {{term|beita||to set dogs on", "to feed|lang=is}}. | | * From {{etyl|enm|en}} {{term|abetten|lang=enm}}, {{term|abette|lang=enm}}, from {{etyl|fro|en}} {{term|abeter||to entice|lang=fro}}, from {{term|a-||to|lang=fro}} + {{term|beter||hound on, urge, to bait|lang=fro}}, from either {{etyl|dum|en}} {{term|betan|bētan|incite|lang=dum}}, '''or''' from {{etyl|non|en}} {{term|beita||to cause to bite, bait, incite|lang=non}}<ref>{{reference-book|last = Dobbie|first = Elliott K.|coauthors = Dunmore, C. William, et al.|editor = Barnhart, Robert K.|title = Chambers Dictionary of Etymology|origyear = 1998|year = 2004|publisher = Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd|location = Edinburgh, Scotland|isbn =0550142304|pages = 2}}</ref>, from {{etyl|gem-pro|en}} {{term/t|gem-pro|*baitijaną||to cause to bite}}, from {{etyl|ine-pro|en}} {{term/t|ine-pro|*bheid-||to split}}. Cognate with {{etyl|is|-}} {{term|beita||to set dogs on", "to feed|lang=is}}. | | − | * Alternate etymology traces the Middle English and Old French words through {{etyl|ang|-}} {{recons|abætan|ābǣtan|sc=Latinx|to hound on|lang=ang}}, from {{term|a-|ā-|lang=ang}} + {{term|bætan|bǣtan|sc=Latinx|to bait|lang=ang}}, from the same {{etyl|gem-pro|en}} source. | + | * Alternate etymology traces the Middle English and Old French words through {{etyl|ang|-}} {{recons|abætan|ābǣtan|to hound on|lang=ang}}, from {{term|a-|ā-|lang=ang}} + {{term|bætan|bǣtan|sc=Latinx|to bait|lang=ang}}, from the same {{etyl|gem-pro|en}} source. | 
