Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “festen” come from?

festen (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.

Ancestry of “festen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

Words derived from “festen”

  • Festung
  • vesten
  • vestunge
Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →