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Collector's Corner / Re: Wrongly posted
« Last post by playmofire on March 26, 2024, 21:47:51 »This is quiet a popular post.
French:Of Frankish origin and related to the German word basteln which ironically can refer to making things out of paper. The famous Bastille has common origin with bastide. I like that basteln can also mean to tinker/mess with something. source: wiktionary
"What is the meaning of La Bastide?
bas·tide. (ˈ)ba-¦stēd. plural -s. 1. : a village or town in medieval France built especially for defense and usually laid out according to a definite geometric plan." Wikipedia