An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Bastei

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2506099An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — Bastei1891John Francis Davis

​ Bastei, f., ‘bastion,’ from earlier ModHG. bastîe; comp. OFr. bastie (allied. to OItal. bastire; Fr. bâtir); it is akin to Bastion, f., borrowed from Fr. bastion, Ital. bastione.

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