Where does “þurhfæstnian” come from?

þurhfæstnian (Old English) comes from Old English fæstnian, from Proto-West Germanic fastinōn, from Proto-West Germanic fast, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.

þurhfæstnian (Old English): to transfix

Definitions

  1. to transfix

Ancestry of “þurhfæstnian”, step by step

þurhfæstnian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fæstnian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfæstnianto fasten or fix; to establish
2Proto-West Germanicfastinōnto fasten, to make fast
3Proto-West Germanicfastfixed, fast
4Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

via Old English þurh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishþurhAPI; through; by means of: by, through, via
2Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
3Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →