Where does “fastboende” come from?
fastboende (Danish) comes from Danish fast, from German fast, from Old High German fasto, from Proto-West Germanic fast, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.
fastboende (Danish): resident; residents
Ancestry of “fastboende”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | fast | firm; solid; tight |
| 2 | German | fast | almost; nearly; hardly; inflection of fasen:
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| 3 | Old High German | fasto | firmly |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fast | fixed, fast |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fastuz | fixed, firm, secure |