Where does “fass” come from?

fass (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German fast, from Proto-Germanic *fast, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.

fass (Central Franconian): firm

Definitions

  1. firm

Ancestry of “fass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfast—
2Proto-Germanic*fast—
3Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure
Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *fast →Every word from Old High German fast →