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Where does “gasteau” come from?

gasteau (Middle French) comes from Old French gastel, from Frankish wastil, from Proto-Germanic wastilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

Ancestry of “gasteau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgastelround cake, loaf of bread, wastel; roundel,...
2Frankishwastil—
3Proto-Germanicwastilaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “gasteau”

  • gateau
  • gâteau
  • gato
  • gato
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