Where does “bast” come from?
Bast comes from Middle English bast, from Old English bæst, from Proto-Germanic bastaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰask-.
bast (English): Fibre made from the phloem of certain plants and...
Definitions
- Fibre made from the phloem of certain plants and...
Ancestry of “bast”, step by step
bast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English bastard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bastard | an illegitimate child, especially a noble one; a... |
| 2 | Old French | bastard | bastard person conceived to unmarried parents |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | bastardus | illegitimate child |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | banstuz | bond, tie |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰendʰ- | to bind; bond |
via Middle English bast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bast | A cord or cable manufactured using bast; Bast;... |
| 2 | Old English | bæst | bast; inner bark of a tree from which rope is... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bast | rope, fibre |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bastaz | rope, fibre |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰask- | bundle, band |
Words derived from “bast”