Where does “bastie” come from?
bastie (Middle High German) comes from Old French bastie, from Old French bastir, from Vulgar Latin *bastīre, from Frankish bastijan — to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...
Ancestry of “bastie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | bastie | — |
| 2 | Old French | bastir | to build; to construct |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *bastīre | — |
| 4 | Frankish | bastijan | to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,... |