Where does “fæstan” come from?

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

fæstan (Old English): to fast

Definitions

  1. to fast

Ancestry of “fæstan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fæstan”

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