Where does “festen” come from?
festen (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic fastijaną, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.
Ancestry of “festen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | fastijaną | to fasten |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fastuz | fixed, firm, secure |
Words derived from “festen”