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Where does “värst” come from?

värst (Swedish) comes from Old Norse verstr, from Proto-Germanic wirsistaz — superlative degree of *ubilaz.

värst (Swedish): superlative degree of dåligt; superlative degree...

Definitions

  1. superlative degree of dåligt; superlative degree...

Ancestry of “värst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseverstr—
2Proto-Germanicwirsistazsuperlative degree of *ubilaz
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