Where does “fastenable” come from?

fastenable (English) comes from English fasten, from Middle English fastenen, from Old English fæstnian, from Proto-West Germanic fastinōn, from Proto-West Germanic fast, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.

fastenable (English): Capable of being fastened

Definitions

  1. Capable of being fastened

Ancestry of “fastenable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfastenTo attach or connect in a secure manner; To cause...
2Middle Englishfastenen—
3Old Englishfæstnianto fasten or fix; to establish
4Proto-West Germanicfastinōnto fasten, to make fast
5Proto-West Germanicfastfixed, fast
6Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

Words derived from “fastenable”

Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →