Where does “faste” come from?

faste (Danish) comes from Old Norse fasta, from Proto-Germanic fastāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

faste (Danish): fast; Lent; to fast

Definitions

  1. fast; Lent; to fast

Ancestry of “faste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefasta
2Proto-Germanicfastānąto observe, hold firm to; to fast, to abstain...
3Proto-Germanic-ānąCreates factitive verbs from adjectives, later...
4Proto-Germanic-ajaną
5Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Germanic -āną
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