Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “beeste” come from?

beeste (Middle English) comes from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia.

beeste (Middle English): An animal or creature; A creature of evil or...

Definitions

  1. An animal or creature; A creature of evil or...

Ancestry of “beeste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbestebeast, animal
2Latinbēstia—

Words derived from “beeste”

  • best
  • beast
  • bestseller
  • bested
  • beastie
  • bestest
  • beastlike
  • bestie
  • bester
  • minibeast
  • bestsellerdom
  • bestness
  • beasting
  • beasthood
  • werebeast
  • beastling
  • beastmaster
  • beastish
  • hambeast
  • bestestest
  • unbeast
  • beasten
  • beast of venery
  • best-seller
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