Where does “opperbest” come from?

opperbest (Dutch) comes from Dutch best, from Middle Dutch best, from Old Dutch betst, from Proto-Germanic batistaz, from Proto-Germanic gōdaz, from Proto-Germanic gadaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

opperbest (Dutch): top-notch

Definitions

  1. top-notch

Ancestry of “opperbest”, step by step

opperbest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch best

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbestbest; fine, okay; quite, rather
2Middle Dutchbestbest; superlative degree of goet; best;...
3Old Dutchbetst
4Proto-Germanicbatistazsuperlative degree of *gōdaz; superlative degree...
5Proto-Germanicgōdazgood
6Proto-Germanicgadaną
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

via Dutch opper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ-