Where does “honkvast” come from?

honkvast (Dutch) comes from Dutch vast, from Middle Dutch vast, from Old Dutch fast, from Proto-West Germanic fast, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.

honkvast (Dutch): loyal or fixed to a place; unwilling to move to...

Definitions

  1. loyal or fixed to a place; unwilling to move to...

Ancestry of “honkvast”, step by step

honkvast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvastfirm, fast, tight; fixed, not moving or changing;...
2Middle Dutchvast—
3Old Dutchfastfirm, strong
4Proto-West Germanicfastfixed, fast
5Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

via Dutch honk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhonkhome, place where one belongs, shelter; base
2Middle Dutchhonc—
Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →