Where does “Festung” come from?

Festung (German) comes from Middle High German vestunge, from Middle High German vesten, from Old High German festen, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.

Festung (German): fortress, fortification

Definitions

  1. fortress, fortification

Ancestry of “Festung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvestunge—
2Middle High Germanvestento fasten, to secure
3Old High Germanfesten—
4Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

Words derived from “Festung”

Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →Every word from Old High German festen →Every word from Middle High German vesten →