Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “fest” come from?

fest (Middle High German) comes from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.

Ancestry of “fest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
2Latinfēstus—
3Proto-Italicfēstos—

Words derived from “fest”

  • fest
  • festschrift
  • slugfest
  • Winterfest
  • lovefest
  • songfest
  • gabfest
  • Octoberfest
  • talkfest
  • fuckfest
  • hugfest
  • bloodfest
  • funfest
  • hatefest
  • sobfest
  • gorefest
  • snoozefest
  • suckfest
  • screamfest
  • bitchfest
  • chatfest
  • laughfest
  • schmoozefest
  • gigglefest
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