adverbcomparative degree of *wela (‘well (in a good manner)’)Derived from Proto-Indo-European bʰód-i-s, an o-grade intensive of root *bʰed- (‘to improve, make better’). Cognate with Sanskrit भद्र (bhadrá, ‘blessed, good, excellent’), Albanian betë (‘great’), Welsh bodd (‘enjoyment, contentment, satisfaction’). Used in the Germanic languages in its comparative and superlative forms for “well” (including English "better", "best") and used as a root in other terms.