Where does “badde” come from?

badde (Middle English) comes from Old Norse band, from Proto-Germanic bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

badde (Middle English): wicked, evil, vicious; ill-behaved; disloyal,...

Definitions

  1. wicked, evil, vicious; ill-behaved; disloyal,...

Ancestry of “badde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebandthe act of binding or settling; band, cord;...
2Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “badde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bindaną →Every word from Old Norse band →