Where does “Bastei” come from?
Bastei (German) comes from Italian bastia, from Italian bastire, from Vulgar Latin *bastīre, from Frankish bastijan — to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...
Bastei (German): bastion
Ancestry of “Bastei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | bastia | bastion |
| 2 | Italian | bastire | To build, construct |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *bastīre | — |
| 4 | Frankish | bastijan | to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,... |