Where does “fasten” come from?

Fasten comes from Middle English fastenen, from Old English fæstnian, from Proto-West Germanic fastinōn, derived from Proto-West Germanic fast and Proto-Germanic fastuz.

fasten (English): To attach or connect in a secure manner; To cause...

Definitions

  1. To attach or connect in a secure manner; To cause...

Ancestry of “fasten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfastenen—
2Old Englishfæstnianto fasten or fix; to establish
3Proto-West Germanicfastinōnto fasten, to make fast
4Proto-West Germanicfastfixed, fast
5Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

Words derived from “fasten”

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