Where does “fastnon” come from?

fastnon (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic fastinōn, from Proto-West Germanic fast, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.

fastnon (Old Saxon): to fasten, fix

Definitions

  1. to fasten, fix

Ancestry of “fastnon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicfastinōnto fasten, to make fast
2Proto-West Germanicfastfixed, fast
3Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure
Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fast →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fastinōn →