Where does “fest” come from?

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

Ancestry of “fest”, 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 “fest”

Every word from Proto-Italic fēstos →