Where does “fæstenbryce” come from?

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

fæstenbryce (Old English): a breach of a fast, fast-breaking, breakfast

Definitions

  1. a breach of a fast, fast-breaking, breakfast

Ancestry of “fæstenbryce”, step by step

fæstenbryce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fæsten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfæstenfortress, stronghold, enclosed place
2Old Englishfæstfirm, stable; constant
3Proto-West Germanicfastfixed, fast
4Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

via Old English bryċe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbryċefracture, breach; breach; breaking
2Proto-West Germanicbrukibreak
3Proto-Germanicbrūkizuseful, useable
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of
Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fast →Every word from Old English fæst →