Where does “festryger” come from?

festryger (Danish) comes from Danish fest, from German fëst, from Middle High German fëst, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.

festryger (Danish): occasional smoker

Definitions

  1. occasional smoker

Ancestry of “festryger”, step by step

festryger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish fest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfestparty; celebration; festival
2Germanfëst
3Middle High Germanfëst
4Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
5LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
6Proto-Italicfēstos

via Danish ryger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrygersmoker; present of ryge
2Danishrygeto smoke; to go, fall
3Old Norserjúkato reek, emit smoke or vapor; to be driven,...
4Proto-Germanicreukanąto smoke, to give off a vapour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrougi-
Every word from Proto-Italic fēstosEvery word from Latin fēstusEvery word from Latin festum