Where does “bestseller” come from?
Bestseller derives from English best, from Middle English beste, from Old English betst, from Latin bestia meaning "animal," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ-.
bestseller (English): A book or other product that has sold in large...
Definitions
- A book or other product that has sold in large...
Ancestry of “bestseller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Best | — |
| 2 | Middle English | best | Alternative form of beste; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bist | second-person singular present of bēon |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biusi | second-person singular present active indicative... |
Words derived from “bestseller”