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Where does “צווייטבעסט” come from?

צווייטבעסט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish בעסט, from Middle High German beȥȥist, 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.

צווייטבעסט (Yiddish): second-best

Definitions

  1. second-best

Ancestry of “צווייטבעסט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבעסטsuperlative degree of גוט; best
2Middle High Germanbeȥȥist—
3Old High Germanbeȥȥisto—
4Proto-Germanicbatistazsuperlative degree of *gōdaz; superlative degree...
5Proto-Germanicgōdazgood
6Proto-Germanicgadaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
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