Where does “Fest” come from?

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

Fest (Hunsrik): party, festival

Definitions

  1. party, festival

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