Where does “festlig” come from?
festlig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish fest, from German fëst, from Middle High German fëst, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.
festlig (Norwegian Bokmål): festive; amusing, comical, funny
Definitions
- festive; amusing, comical, funny
Ancestry of “festlig”, step by step
festlig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish fest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fest | party; celebration; festival |
| 2 | German | fëst | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | fëst | — |
| 4 | Latin | festum | a holiday, festival; a banquet, feast |
| 5 | Latin | fēstus | Of or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | fēstos | — |
via Danish lig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | lig | equal to; like, similar to; body, corpse |
| 2 | Old Norse | lík | leechline; body; leech |
| 3 | Middle Low German | līk | — |
via Swedish fest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fest | party, celebration |