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

Definitions

  1. bastion

Ancestry of “Bastei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbastiabastion
2ItalianbastireTo build, construct
3Vulgar Latin*bastīre—
4Frankishbastijanto sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...
Every word from Frankish bastijan →Every word from Vulgar Latin *bastīre →Every word from Italian bastire →