Where does “bástya” come from?

bástya (Hungarian) comes from Middle High German bastie, from Old French bastie, from Old French bastir, from Vulgar Latin *bastīre, from Frankish bastijan — to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

bástya (Hungarian): bastion, rampart; bulwark, stronghold; rook

Definitions

  1. bastion, rampart; bulwark, stronghold; rook

Ancestry of “bástya”, step by step

bástya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German bastie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbastie—
2Old Frenchbastie—
3Old Frenchbastirto build; to construct
4Vulgar Latin*bastīre—
5Frankishbastijanto sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

via Italian bastia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbastiabastion
2ItalianbastireTo build, construct

Words derived from “bástya”

Every word from Frankish bastijan →Every word from Vulgar Latin *bastīre →Every word from Old French bastir →