Where does “fæst” come from?

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

fæst (Old English): firm, stable; constant

Definitions

  1. firm, stable; constant

Ancestry of “fæst”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fæst”

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