Where does “feste” come from?
feste (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse festa, from Proto-Germanic fastijaną, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.
feste (Norwegian Bokmål): to attach, fix , or fasten; to celebrate, party,...
Definitions
- to attach, fix , or fasten; to celebrate, party,...
Ancestry of “feste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | festa | to fasten; inflection of festr:
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| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fastijaną | to fasten |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fastuz | fixed, firm, secure |
Words derived from “feste”