Where does “wastel” come from?

wastel (English) comes from Middle English wastel, from Old French wastel, from Late Latin wastellum, from Frankish wastil, from Proto-Germanic wastilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

wastel (English): A kind of fine white bread or cake

Definitions

  1. A kind of fine white bread or cake

Ancestry of “wastel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwastelA kind of fine white bread or cake
2Old Frenchwastel—
3Late Latinwastellum—
4Frankishwastil—
5Proto-Germanicwastilaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wastilaz →Every word from Frankish wastil →