Where does “fæstnung” come from?

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

fæstnung (Old English): a fastening; a ratification of something,...

Definitions

  1. a fastening; a ratification of something,...

Ancestry of “fæstnung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfæstnianto fasten or fix; to establish
2Proto-West Germanicfastinōnto fasten, to make fast
3Proto-West Germanicfastfixed, fast
4Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure
Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fast →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fastinōn →