Where does “festing” come from?
festing (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic festa, from Old Norse festa, from Proto-Germanic fastijaną, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.
festing (Icelandic): fastening, fastener, something which fastens;...
Definitions
- fastening, fastener, something which fastens;...
Ancestry of “festing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | festa | to fasten; to determine, to fix, to settle;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | festa | to fasten; inflection of festr:
## strong... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fastijaną | to fasten |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fastuz | fixed, firm, secure |