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Where does “bast” come from?

bast (Old High German) comes from Frankish bastijan — to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

bast (Old High German): inner bark of trees

Definitions

  1. inner bark of trees

Ancestry of “bast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbastijanto sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

Words derived from “bast”

  • bastfarben
  • Baumbast
  • Bast
  • basten
Every word from Frankish bastijan →