Where does “vast” come from?
vast (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vast, from Old Dutch fast, from Proto-West Germanic fast, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.
vast (Dutch): firm, fast, tight; fixed, not moving or changing;...
Definitions
- firm, fast, tight; fixed, not moving or changing;...
Ancestry of “vast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | vast | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | fast | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fast | fixed, fast |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fastuz | fixed, firm, secure |
Words derived from “vast”