Dialectal variant (akin to dialectal Swedish natt-batta) of Middle English bakke, balke, from North Germanic. Compare Old Swedish natbakka, Old Danish nathbakkæ, Old Norse leðrblaka.
From Middle English bat, batte, from Old English batt, probably of Celtic origin, compare Old Breton bath and modern Breton bazh.
Borrowed from French bât, from Old French bast, from Vulgar Latin *bastum, form of *bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω ("to lift, carry"). baton, and baston.
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