Where does “festningsverk” come from?

festningsverk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): fortification(s)

Definitions

  1. fortification(s)

Ancestry of “festningsverk”, step by step

festningsverk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk festning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfestninga 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 Nynorsk verk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskverkpain, ache; pus; industrial facility, works
2Old Norseverkwork, deed
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fastī →Every word from Old Saxon fast →