Where does “fosto” come from?

fosto (Esperanto) comes from German Pfosten, from Old High German pfost — post.

fosto (Esperanto): post, stanchion; stake

Definitions

  1. post, stanchion; stake

Ancestry of “fosto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfostenpost; pillar; post; pole; pale; goalpost
2Old High Germanpfostpost
Every word from Old High German pfost →Every word from German Pfosten →