Where does “-fest” come from?

-fest (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse festr, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.

-fest (Norwegian Nynorsk): place to moor boats

Definitions

  1. place to moor boats

Ancestry of “-fest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefestrrope, cord, cable; betrothals; past participle of...
2Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure
Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →