Where does “Bestsellerliste” come from?
Bestsellerliste (German) comes from German Bestseller, from English bestseller, from English Best, from Middle English best, from Old English bist, from Proto-Germanic biusi — second-person singular present active indicative...
Bestsellerliste (German): list of bestsellers
Definitions
- list of bestsellers
Ancestry of “Bestsellerliste”, step by step
Bestsellerliste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bestseller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bestseller | bestseller |
| 2 | English | bestseller | A book or other product that has sold in large... |
| 3 | English | Best | Most; largest |
| 4 | Middle English | best | Alternative form of beste; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | bist | second-person singular present of bēon |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | biusi | second-person singular present active indicative... |