Where does “vest” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfestīfirm
2Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

Words derived from “vest”

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