Where does “gastine” come from?

gastine (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin wastīna, from Frankish *wōstini, from Proto-Germanic wōstinī — desert, waste, abandoned land; a waste,...

gastine (Old French): pillaging; looting

Definitions

  1. pillaging; looting

Ancestry of “gastine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinwastīna
2Frankish*wōstini
3Proto-Germanicwōstinīdesert, waste, abandoned land; a waste,...
Every word from Proto-Germanic wōstinīEvery word from Frankish *wōstiniEvery word from Medieval Latin wastīna