Where does “beet” come from?

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

beet (Norman): animal

Definitions

  1. animal

Ancestry of “beet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbestebeast, animal
2Latinbēstiaa beast
Every word from Latin bēstia →Every word from Old French beste →