Where does “best” come from?

best (Portuguese) comes from English Best, from Middle English best, from Old English bist, from Proto-Germanic biusi — second-person singular present active indicative...

best (Portuguese): bestie best friend

Definitions

  1. bestie best friend

Ancestry of “best”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBestMost; largest
2Middle EnglishbestAlternative form of beste; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishbistsecond-person singular present of bēon
4Proto-Germanicbiusisecond-person singular present active indicative...
Every word from Proto-Germanic biusi →