Where does “fast” come from?
fast (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic fastī, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.
fast (Old Saxon): solid, firm
Ancestry of “fast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | fastī | Alternative form of *fast |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fastuz | fixed, firm, secure |
Words derived from “fast”