Where does “bastfarben” come from?

bastfarben (German) comes from German bast, from Old High German bast, from Frankish bastijan — to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

bastfarben (German): bast-coloured

Definitions

  1. bast-coloured

Ancestry of “bastfarben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbastbast
2Old High Germanbastinner bark of trees
3Frankishbastijanto sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...
Every word from Frankish bastijan →Every word from Old High German bast →Every word from German bast →