Originally Posted By: BranShea
So what you say is

bonus, melior, optimus
good, better, best
gut, besser, best
goed, beter, best

are grabbed together form different roots?


good, gut and goed are all related, and all the Germanic words for better and best are related. better is thought to go back to Proto-Germanic *batiz, and best to the superlative form *batist.

Last edited by goofy; 04/23/10 02:43 AM.