An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Bastei

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Bastei

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Bastei.

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2518619An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — BasteiJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Bastei, feminine, ‘bastion,’ from earlier Modern High German bastîe; compare Old French bastie (allied. to OItal. bastire; French bâtir); it is akin to Bastion, feminine, borrowed from French bastion, Italian bastione.