Where does “fēst” come from?
fēst (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic fūsti, from Proto-Germanic funstiz, from Proto-Indo-European pnsti-, from Proto-Indo-European pnksti-, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.
Ancestry of “fēst”, step by step
fēst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic fūsti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | fūsti | fist |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | funstiz | fist |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pnsti- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pnksti- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |
via Proto-Germanic fastuz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | fastuz | fixed, firm, secure |