Where does “festquatschen” come from?

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

festquatschen (German): To become so absorbed in a conversation that you...

Definitions

  1. To become so absorbed in a conversation that you...

Ancestry of “festquatschen”, step by step

festquatschen 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 quatschen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanquatschento talk nonsense; to chatter, babble
Every word from Proto-Italic fēstos →Every word from Latin fēstus →Every word from Latin festum →