Where does “vas” come from?

vas (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vast, from Middle Dutch vast, from Old Dutch fast, from Proto-West Germanic fast, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.

vas (Afrikaans): firm, tight

Definitions

  1. firm, tight

Ancestry of “vas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvastfirm, fast, tight; fixed, not moving or changing;...
2Middle Dutchvast—
3Old Dutchfastfirm, strong
4Proto-West Germanicfastfixed, fast
5Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure
Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fast →Every word from Old Dutch fast →
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