Where does “beȥȥist” come from?

beȥȥist (Middle High German) comes from Old High German beȥȥisto, from Proto-Germanic batistaz, from Proto-Germanic gōdaz, from Proto-Germanic gadaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

Ancestry of “beȥȥist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbeȥȥisto—
2Proto-Germanicbatistazsuperlative degree of *gōdaz; superlative degree...
3Proto-Germanicgōdazgood
4Proto-Germanicgadaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

Words derived from “beȥȥist”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gadaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gōdaz →