Where does “werste” come from?
werste (Middle English) comes from Old English wierrest, from Proto-Germanic wirsistaz — superlative degree of *ubilaz.
Ancestry of “werste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | wierrest | superlative degree of yfel: worst |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wirsistaz | superlative degree of *ubilaz |
Words derived from “werste”