It is not an urban legend. From etymonline:
from a- “to” + beter “to bait,” from a Germanic source, perhaps Low Franconian betan “incite,” or Old Norse beita “cause to bite”
It is not an urban legend. From etymonline:
from a- “to” + beter “to bait,” from a Germanic source, perhaps Low Franconian betan “incite,” or Old Norse beita “cause to bite”