Where does “festningsverk” come from?

festningsverk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål festning, from Middle Low German vesteninge, from Middle Low German vesten, from Old Saxon fast, from Proto-West Germanic fastī, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.

festningsverk (Norwegian Bokmål): fortification(s)

Definitions

  1. fortification(s)

Ancestry of “festningsverk”, step by step

festningsverk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål festning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfestninga fort or fortress
2Middle Low Germanvesteningefortress
3Middle Low Germanvestento fasten, to secure
4Old Saxonfastsolid, firm
5Proto-West GermanicfastīAlternative form of *fast
6Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

via Norwegian Bokmål verk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålverkpain, ache; pus; oeuvre
2Old Norseverkwork, deed
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →