Where does “fæstæ” come from?

fæstæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse festa, from Proto-Germanic fastijaną, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.

Ancestry of “fæstæ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefestato fasten; inflection of festr: ## strong...
2Proto-Germanicfastijanąto fasten
3Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

Words derived from “fæstæ”

Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →