Where does “Bestnote” come from?

Bestnote (German) comes from German note, from Latin notā — mark, sign.

Bestnote (German): top grade (relatively high score obtained at an educational institution)

Definitions

  1. top grade (relatively high score obtained at an educational institution)

Ancestry of “Bestnote”, step by step

Bestnote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German note

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannotenote character indicating the length and pitch of a tone
2Latinnotāmark, sign

via German bester

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbester(the) best (male person)
Every word from Latin notā →Every word from German note →