Where does “beste” come from?

beste (Middle French) comes from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia — a beast.

beste (Middle French): beast, animal

Definitions

  1. beast, animal

Ancestry of “beste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbestebeast, animal
2Latinbēstiaa beast

Words derived from “beste”

Every word from Latin bēstia →Every word from Old French beste →
beste — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer