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Where does “stedefæst” come from?

stedefæst (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic stadifastuz.

stedefæst (Old English): firmly fixed; rooted to one spot; secure;...

Definitions

  1. firmly fixed; rooted to one spot; secure;...

Ancestry of “stedefæst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstadifastuz—

Words derived from “stedefæst”

  • steadfast
  • steadfastly
  • steadfastness
  • unsteadfast
  • unsteadfastness
  • unsteadfastly
  • stedefast
  • stedfastnesse
  • stedefastnesse
  • stedefæstnes
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