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Where does “gastel” come from?

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

gastel (Old French): round cake, loaf of bread, wastel; roundel,...

Definitions

  1. round cake, loaf of bread, wastel; roundel,...

Ancestry of “gastel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwastil—
2Proto-Germanicwastilaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “gastel”

  • gateau
  • wastel
  • gâteau
  • wastel
  • gâté
  • gasteau
  • gato
  • gato
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →