Where does “vesten” come from?

vesten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vesten, from Old Dutch festen, from Proto-Germanic fastijaną, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.

vesten (Dutch): to fix, to fasten, to attach; to fortify, to...

Definitions

  1. to fix, to fasten, to attach; to fortify, to...

Ancestry of “vesten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvesten—
2Old Dutchfestento strengthen
3Proto-Germanicfastijanąto fasten
4Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

Words derived from “vesten”

Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic fastijaną →Every word from Old Dutch festen →