Where does “Festanstellung” come from?

Festanstellung (German) comes from German Anstellung, from German anstellen, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.

Festanstellung (German): permanent position, permanent employment a long-term employment contract that does not have a predetermined end date

Definitions

  1. permanent position, permanent employment a long-term employment contract that does not have a predetermined end date

Ancestry of “Festanstellung”, step by step

Festanstellung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Anstellung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnstellungjob
2Germananstellento queue, to line up; to hire, to appoint; to...
3Germanan-Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,...
4Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
5Middle High Germanānewithout
6Old High Germanānawithout
7Proto-West Germanicanaon
8Proto-Germanic*an
9Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German fëst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfëst
2Middle High Germanfëst
3Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
4LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
5Proto-Italicfēstos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an