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Where does “baddish” come from?

baddish (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.

baddish (English): Somewhat bad; of a quality between mediocre and...

Definitions

  1. Somewhat bad; of a quality between mediocre and...

Ancestry of “baddish”, step by step

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

Words derived from “baddish”

  • baddishness
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