Where does “fast” come from?

fast (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic fast, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.

fast (Old Dutch): firm, strong

Definitions

  1. firm, strong

Ancestry of “fast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfastfixed, fast
2Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

Words derived from “fast”

Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fast →