Where does “enfasten” come from?
enfasten (English) comes from English fast, from Middle English fast, from Old English fæste, from Old English -e, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.
enfasten (English): To fasten, to bind tightly
Definitions
- To fasten, to bind tightly
Ancestry of “enfasten”, step by step
enfasten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fast | Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable; Firm... |
| 2 | Middle English | fast | fast quickly |
| 3 | Old English | fæste | firmly, fastly, tightly |
| 4 | Old English | -e | forming adverbs from adjectives; -ly |
| 5 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English en- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | en- -en | Forms transitive verbs denoting an increase in, or intensification of, the quality denoted by the enclosed word |