Where does “Biest” come from?

Biest (German) comes from Middle Dutch beest, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia — a beast.

Biest (German): animal, beast, any kind but especially an annoying one, e.g. an insect, pest, aggressive dog, etc

Definitions

  1. animal, beast, any kind but especially an annoying one, e.g. an insect, pest, aggressive dog, etc

Ancestry of “Biest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbeest—
2Old Frenchbestebeast, animal
3Latinbēstiaa beast
Every word from Latin bēstia →Every word from Old French beste →Every word from Middle Dutch beest →