Where does “festen” come from?

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

festen (Old Dutch): to strengthen

Definitions

  1. to strengthen

Ancestry of “festen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfastijanąto fasten
2Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

Words derived from “festen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic fastijaną →