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

  1. fastening, fastener, something which fastens;...

Ancestry of “festing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfestato fasten; to determine, to fix, to settle;...
2Old Norsefestato fasten; inflection of festr: ## strong...
3Proto-Germanicfastijanąto fasten
4Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure
Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic fastijaną →Every word from Old Norse festa →