Words that come from Old French beste

131 words across 28 languages descend from Old French beste — including best, beast, beastly, bested, hartebeest, beastliness, beastie, beastlike.

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English (48)

French (22)

Dutch (13)

Czech (7)

Afrikaans (5)

Middle English (4)

Middle Dutch (3)

Norman (3)

Finnish (2)

Haitian Creole (2)

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Cornish (2)

Romanian (2)

Middle French (1)

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Irish (1)

Japanese (1)

Swedish (1)

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Portuguese (1)

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Old French (1)

Low German (1)

Limburgish (1)

Mauritian Creole (1)

Seychellois Creole (1)

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