Where does “badarse” come from?

badarse (English) comes from English bad, from Middle English bad, from Old English bæd, from Old English biddan, from Proto-West Germanic biddjan, from Proto-Germanic bidjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

badarse (English): Britain standard spelling of badass

Definitions

  1. Britain standard spelling of badass

Ancestry of “badarse”, step by step

badarse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbadUnfavorable; negative; not good; Not suitable or...
2Middle Englishbad
3Old Englishbædfirst/third-person singular preterite of biddan
4Old Englishbiddanto ask; to beg
5Proto-West Germanicbiddjanto ask, to make a request
6Proto-Germanicbidjanąto make a request; to ask; to request, ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidʰ-to command; pot, bucket, barrel
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust

via English arse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharseThe buttocks or more specifically, the anus; A...
2Middle Englisharsarse, anus; bottom, buttocks; plural of art
3Old Frencharz
4Latinartessecond-person singular present active subjunctive...
5Latinarsart; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power
6Proto-Italicartis
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értisfitting
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ-
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