Where does “bæst” come from?

bæst (Danish) comes from Middle Low German bēst, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia — a beast.

bæst (Danish): beast; brute

Definitions

  1. beast; brute

Ancestry of “bæst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbēst—
2Old Frenchbestebeast, animal
3Latinbēstiaa beast
Every word from Latin bēstia →Every word from Old French beste →Every word from Middle Low German bēst →