Where does “fëst” come from?

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

Ancestry of “fëst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanfëst—
2Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
3LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
4Proto-Italicfēstos—

Words derived from “fëst”

Every word from Proto-Italic fēstos →Every word from Latin fēstus →Every word from Latin festum →