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