Where does “best” come from?

best (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic batistaz, from Proto-Germanic gōdaz, from Proto-Germanic gadaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

best (Old Saxon): best

Definitions

  1. best

Ancestry of “best”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbatistazsuperlative degree of *gōdaz; superlative degree...
2Proto-Germanicgōdazgood
3Proto-Germanicgadaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gadaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic gōdaz →