English word battle comes from Proto-Germanic *batjaną (To become better, improve.)

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Detailed word origin of battle

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
*batjaną	Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)	To become better, improve.
batian	Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang)	To fatten, to get fatter. To improve, to get better, to heal.
*batol	Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang)
*batel	Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
batell	English (eng)
battle	English (eng)	(transitive, UK, _, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland, Northern England) To nourish; feed.. (transitive, UK, _, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland, Northern England) To render (for example soil) fertile or fruitful (UK, _, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland, Northern England) Fertile; fruitful.. (UK, _, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland, Northern England, agriculture) Improving; nutritious; fattening.

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