Where does “rodfæstnian” come from?

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

rodfæstnian (Old English): to crucify

Definitions

  1. to crucify

Ancestry of “rodfæstnian”, step by step

rodfæstnian 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 rōd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrōdcross, rood, crucifix, pole
2Proto-Germanicrōdōrod, pole
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrōt-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fast →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fastinōn →