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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfestento strengthen
2Proto-Germanicfastijanąto fasten
3Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

Words derived from “vesten”

Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic fastijaną →Every word from Old Dutch festen →