Where does “fastetid” come from?
fastetid (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål faste, from Old Norse fasta, from Proto-Germanic fastāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
fastetid (Norwegian Bokmål): A period of time during which one abstains from...
Definitions
- A period of time during which one abstains from...
Ancestry of “fastetid”, step by step
fastetid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål faste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | faste | definite singular of fast; plural of fast; a fast |
| 2 | Old Norse | fasta | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fastāną | to observe, hold firm to; to fast, to abstain... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -āną | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Bokmål tid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tid | time; an age or era |
| 2 | Old Norse | tíð | time; hour; divine service, prayers |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |