Where does “vesteninge” come from?
vesteninge (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German vesten, from Old Saxon fast, from Proto-West Germanic fastī, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.
vesteninge (Middle Low German): fortress
Ancestry of “vesteninge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | vesten | to fasten, to secure |
| 2 | Old Saxon | fast | solid, firm |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fastī | Alternative form of *fast |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fastuz | fixed, firm, secure |
Words derived from “vesteninge”