Where does “festa” come from?

festa (Faroese) comes from Old Norse festa, from Proto-Germanic fastijaną, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.

festa (Faroese): to fasten, to make fast

Definitions

  1. to fasten, to make fast

Ancestry of “festa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefestato fasten; inflection of festr: ## strong...
2Proto-Germanicfastijanąto fasten
3Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure
Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic fastijaną →Every word from Old Norse festa →