Where does “fæstning” come from?
fæstning (Danish) comes from Middle Low German vesteninge, from Middle Low German vesten, from Old Saxon fast, from Proto-West Germanic fastī, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.
fæstning (Danish): fortress, fort, stronghold
Definitions
- fortress, fort, stronghold
Ancestry of “fæstning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | vesteninge | fortress |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vesten | to fasten, to secure |
| 3 | Old Saxon | fast | solid, firm |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fastī | Alternative form of *fast |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fastuz | fixed, firm, secure |