Where does “fester” come from?

fester (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål feste, from Old Norse festa, from Proto-Germanic fastijaną, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.

fester (Norwegian Bokmål): indefinite plural of fest; present of feste

Definitions

  1. indefinite plural of fest; present of feste

Ancestry of “fester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfesteto attach, fix (fasten), or fasten
2Old Norsefestato fasten; inflection of festr: ## strong...
3Proto-Germanicfastijanąto fasten
4Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure
Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic fastijaną →Every word from Old Norse festa →
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