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Where does “fast” come from?

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

Ancestry of “fast”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fast”

  • rotsvast
  • vastvoetig
  • vastlopen
  • vastleggen
  • vastberaden
  • houd vast
  • houvast
  • honkvast
  • vastvriezen
  • vastgoed
  • vastmaken
  • vasthouden
  • vaststellen
  • vastplakken
  • vast
  • vaste
  • vast
  • vas
Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →