Where does “badd” come from?

badd (Cornish) comes from Middle English badde, from Old Norse band, from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

badd (Cornish): bad

Definitions

  1. bad

Ancestry of “badd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbaddewicked, evil, vicious; ill-behaved; disloyal,...
2Old Norsebandthe act of binding or settling; band, cord;...
3Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bindaną →Every word from Old Norse band →