Where does “festlich” come from?

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

festlich (German): festive

Definitions

  1. festive

Ancestry of “festlich”, step by step

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

Words derived from “festlich”

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