Where does “bast” come from?

bast (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic bastaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰask- — bundle, band.

bast (Proto-West Germanic): rope, fibre

Definitions

  1. rope, fibre

Ancestry of “bast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbastazrope, fibre
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰask-bundle, band

Words derived from “bast”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰask- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bastaz →