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
Ancestry of “fass”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | fast | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *fast | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fastuz | fixed, firm, secure |