Where does “Abschidsfest” come from?

Abschidsfest (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish fest, from Middle High German vest, from Old High German festī, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.

Abschidsfest (Luxembourgish): leaving do, farewell party (from a place of employment)

Definitions

  1. leaving do, farewell party (from a place of employment)

Ancestry of “Abschidsfest”, step by step

Abschidsfest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish fest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishfestfirm, hard; solid; rigid
2Middle High Germanvest
3Old High Germanfestīfirm
4Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

via Luxembourgish Abschid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishAbschidparting, farewell
Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz