bast

English

/bæst/

noun
Definitions
  • Fibre made from the phloem of certain plants and used for matting and cord.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bast (illegitimacy) inherited from Old English bæst (bast, inner bark of trees from which ropes were made, inner bark of the linden tree) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bastaz (bast, rope) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰask- (bundle, band).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰask-

Gloss

bundle, band

Concept
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