Where does “foastăn” come from?

foastăn (Romanian) comes from German Pfosten, from Old High German pfost — post.

foastăn (Romanian): a thick plank, board

Definitions

  1. a thick plank, board

Ancestry of “foastăn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfostenpost; pillar; post; pole; pale; goalpost
2Old High Germanpfostpost
Every word from Old High German pfost →