Where does “Festschmaus” come from?

Festschmaus (German) comes from German fëst, from Middle High German fëst, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.

Festschmaus (German): feast

Definitions

  1. feast

Ancestry of “Festschmaus”, step by step

Festschmaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via German Schmaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchmausfeast of food
Every word from Proto-Italic fēstos →Every word from Latin fēstus →Every word from Latin festum →