Where does “fæste” come from?

fæste (Danish) comes from Old Danish fæstæ, from Old Norse festa, from Proto-Germanic fastijaną, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.

fæste (Danish): hold, foothold a firm grip or stand

Definitions

  1. hold, foothold a firm grip or stand

Ancestry of “fæste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishfæstæ—
2Old Norsefestato fasten; inflection of festr: ## strong...
3Proto-Germanicfastijanąto fasten
4Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

Words derived from “fæste”

Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →