Where does “beest” come from?
beest (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch beeste, from Middle Dutch beste, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia.
beest (Dutch): An animal, a beast; An animal kept as livestock,...
Definitions
- An animal, a beast; An animal kept as livestock,...
Ancestry of “beest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | beeste | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | beste | inflection of best:
## masculine nominative... |
| 3 | Old French | beste | beast, animal |
| 4 | Latin | bēstia | — |
Words derived from “beest”