Where does “fast” come from?

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

fast (Proto-West Germanic): fixed, fast

Definitions

  1. fixed, fast

Ancestry of “fast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

Words derived from “fast

Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz