Where does “bæst” come from?
bæst (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic bast, from Proto-Germanic bastaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰask- — bundle, band.
bæst (Old English): bast; inner bark of a tree from which rope is...
Definitions
- bast; inner bark of a tree from which rope is...
Ancestry of “bæst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | bast | rope, fibre |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bastaz | rope, fibre |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰask- | bundle, band |
Words derived from “bæst”