Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “vesten” come from?

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

vesten (Middle High German): to fasten, to secure

Definitions

  1. to fasten, to secure

Ancestry of “vesten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfesten—
2Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

Words derived from “vesten”

  • Festung
  • vestunge
Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →