Where does “vast” come from?
vast (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch fast, from Proto-West Germanic fast, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.
Ancestry of “vast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | fast | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | fast | fixed, fast |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fastuz | fixed, firm, secure |
Words derived from “vast”