Etymology of the English word beast
the English word
beastderived from the Old French word
bestederived from the Late Latin word
bestia (beast, animal, creature)
Date
The earliest known usage of beast in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
beastie,
timberbeast,
beastlyCognates
Danish
bise, Dutch
beest, Dutch
bies, English
bentgrass, French
bête, German
Bestie, German
Biese, German
Binse, Italian
bestia, Latin
bestia, Norwegian
best, Polish
bestia, Portuguese
besta, Provençal
bestia, Spanish
bestia, Swedish
bestUsage
Word found in Modern English
