Where does “bastiment” come from?

bastiment (Old French) comes from Old French bastir, from Vulgar Latin *bastīre, from Frankish bastijan — to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

bastiment (Old French): act of building, fortification

Definitions

  1. act of building, fortification

Ancestry of “bastiment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbastirto build; to construct
2Vulgar Latin*bastīre—
3Frankishbastijanto sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

Words derived from “bastiment”

Every word from Frankish bastijan →Every word from Vulgar Latin *bastīre →Every word from Old French bastir →