Where does “bast” come from?

bast (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bast, from Old Dutch *bast, from Proto-West Germanic bast, from Proto-Germanic bastaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰask- — bundle, band.

bast (Dutch): A bark, as on a tree; A skin, hide

Definitions

  1. A bark, as on a tree; A skin, hide

Ancestry of “bast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbastlust, heat
2Old Dutch*bast—
3Proto-West Germanicbastrope, fibre
4Proto-Germanicbastazrope, fibre
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰask-bundle, band

Words derived from “bast”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰask- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bastaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bast →
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