Where does “vastplakken” come from?

vastplakken (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.

vastplakken (Dutch): to be stuck onto something, to stick; to stick

Definitions

  1. to be stuck onto something, to stick; to stick

Ancestry of “vastplakken”, step by step

vastplakken 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 plakken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplakkento stick; to glue, to paste; to paste
2Middle Dutchplackento patch, beat metal into a thin plate
3Middle Dutchplackedisk, patch, stain; name of a coin
4Old Dutchplaggapatch
5Proto-Germanicplaggąa piece of cloth or fabric; a patch
Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fast →Every word from Old Dutch fast →