wastel

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English wastel, from Old French wastel, gastel (> French gâteau), from Late Latin wastellum, from Frankish *wastil, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *wistiz (sustenance, food), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (to be). Cognate with Middle High German wastel (a kind of bread). Compare Old High German wist (food) and Old English wist (food). Doublet of gateau.

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Noun

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wastel (countable and uncountable, plural wastels)

  1. (now historical) A kind of fine white bread or cake.

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old French wastel, gastel (> French gâteau), from Late Latin wastellum, from Frankish *wastil, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *wistiz (sustenance, food), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (to dwell, stay). Cognate with Middle High German wastel (a kind of bread). Compare Old High German wist (food) and Old English wist (food).

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Noun

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wastel

  1. A kind of fine white bread or cake.

Descendants

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  • English: wastel
  • Yola: palske, palsk (vulgar)

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