Where does “fest” come from?

fest (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German fëst, from Middle High German fëst, from Latin festum, from Latin fēstus, from Proto-Italic fēstos.

fest (Serbo-Croatian): very; intensively; tightly, strongly, firmly

Definitions

  1. very; intensively; tightly, strongly, firmly

Ancestry of “fest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfëst—
2Middle High Germanfëst—
3Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
4LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
5Proto-Italicfēstos—
Every word from Proto-Italic fēstos →Every word from Latin fēstus →Every word from Latin festum →