Where does “bestestest” come from?
bestestest (English) comes from English bestest, from English -est, from Middle English -est, from Old English -est, from Proto-Germanic -istaz, from Proto-Indo-European -istHos, from Proto-Indo-European -yōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yoss.
bestestest (English): Synonym of best
Definitions
- Synonym of best
Ancestry of “bestestest”, step by step
bestestest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bestest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bestest | best; very best; superlative form of best: most... |
| 2 | English | -est | Used to form the superlative of adjectives and... |
| 3 | Middle English | -est | Used to form the second-person singular present... |
| 4 | Old English | -est | suffix forming feminine nouns, originally from... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -istaz | -est |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -istHos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yōs | Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yoss | — |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |