Where does “vesten” come from?
vesten (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon fast, from Proto-West Germanic fastī, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.
vesten (Middle Low German): to fasten, to secure
Ancestry of “vesten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | fast | solid, firm |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | fastī | Alternative form of *fast |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fastuz | fixed, firm, secure |
Words derived from “vesten”