Where does “Festnetztelefon” come from?

Festnetztelefon (German) comes from German Festnetz, from Luxembourgish fest-, from German fëst, from Middle High German fëst, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.

Festnetztelefon (German): landline

Definitions

  1. landline

Ancestry of “Festnetztelefon”, step by step

Festnetztelefon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Festnetz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFestnetzlandline
2Luxembourgishfest-firm, steady
3Germanfëst
4Middle High Germanfëst
5Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
6LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
7Proto-Italicfēstos

via German telefon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantelefontelephone
Every word from Proto-Italic fēstos
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