Where does “baddere” come from?

baddere (Pennsylvania German) comes from English bother, from Scots bauther — bother, annoy.

baddere (Pennsylvania German): to bother

Definitions

  1. to bother

Ancestry of “baddere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbotherTo annoy, to disturb, to irritate; To feel care...
2Scotsbautherbother, annoy
Every word from Scots bauther →Every word from English bother →