Where does “beeste” come from?
beeste (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch beste, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia.
Ancestry of “beeste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | beste | inflection of best:
## masculine nominative... |
| 2 | Old French | beste | beast, animal |
| 3 | Latin | bēstia | — |
Words derived from “beeste”