beste
Middle English
/bɛst/
superlative adjective
Definitions
- best;
Etymology
Inherited from Old English betst inherited from Proto-Germanic *batistaz (best, GLOSS).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*batistaz
Gloss
best, GLOSS
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- best English
- best friend English
- bested English
- bester English
- bestest English
- besteth English
- bestie English
- bestness English
- bestseller English
- outbest English
- *batistaz Proto-Germanic
- ベスト Japanese
- betest Old English
- betst Old English
- best Middle English
- beztr Old Norse
- bezzisto Old High German
- 𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- *betst Old Dutch
- best Old Saxon
- betst Old Saxon