Where does “worst” come from?
Worst descends from Middle English worste, Old English wierrest, Proto-Germanic wirsistaz and ubilaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂upélos and the root h₂wep-.
worst (English): superlative form of bad: most bad; superlative...
Definitions
- superlative form of bad: most bad; superlative...
Ancestry of “worst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | worste | — |
| 2 | Old English | wierrest | superlative degree of yfel: worst |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wirsistaz | superlative degree of *ubilaz |
Words derived from “worst”