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 (fasten), or fasten

Definitions

  1. to attach, fix (fasten), or fasten

Ancestry of “feste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefestato fasten; inflection of festr: ## strong...
2Proto-Germanicfastijanąto fasten
3Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

Words derived from “feste”

Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic fastijaną →Every word from Old Norse festa →