Where does “fest” come from?

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

fest (Luxembourgish): firm, hard; solid; rigid

Definitions

  1. firm, hard; solid; rigid

Ancestry of “fest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvest—
2Old High Germanfestīfirm
3Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

Words derived from “fest”

Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →Every word from Old High German festī →Every word from Middle High German vest →