Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/batist

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *batistaz.

Adjective

*batist

superlative degree of *gōd (“good”): best

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*batist
Genitive	*batistas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*batist	*batistu	*batist
Accusative	*batistanā	*batistā	*batist
Genitive	*batistas	*batisteʀā	*batistas
Dative	*batistumē	*batisteʀē	*batistumē
Instrumental	*batistu	*batisteʀu	*batistu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*batistē	*batistō	*batistu
Accusative	*batistā	*batistā	*batistu
Genitive	*batisteʀō	*batisteʀō	*batisteʀō
Dative	batistēm, batistum	batistēm, batistum	batistēm, batistum
Instrumental	batistēm, batistum	batistēm, batistum	batistēm, batistum

Descendants

Old English: betest, betst, best, betast, betost
- Middle English: beste, betst, bettst, bezst; best
  - English: best
  - Scots: best
Old Frisian: betsta, besta
- Saterland Frisian: bääste
- West Frisian: best
Old Saxon: betst, best
- Middle Low German: best
  - German Low German: beste, best
Old Dutch: *betst
- Middle Dutch: best
  - Dutch: best
    - Afrikaans: beste
    - Berbice Creole Dutch: besti
    - Negerhollands: bes, best
    - →? Sranan Tongo: besi
  - Limburgish: bès
Old High German: bezzisto
- Middle High German: bezzist
  - Alemannic German: bescht
  - Central Franconian: beste
  - Cimbrian: peste, péste
  - German: beste
  - Luxembourgish: beschte
  - Yiddish: בעסט (best)

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