Etymology · Middle English
betel
2 English words descend from Middle English betel, most common first.
- beetleAny of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
- battledoreA game played with a shuttlecock and rackets (properly battledore and shuttlecock); a forerunner of badminton.