Where does “festōng” come from?

festōng (Silesian) comes from German Festung, from Middle High German vestunge, from Middle High German vesten, from Old High German festen, from Proto-Germanic fastuz — fixed, firm, secure.

festōng (Silesian): fortress, stronghold

Definitions

  1. fortress, stronghold

Ancestry of “festōng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFestungfortress, fortification
2Middle High Germanvestunge—
3Middle High Germanvestento fasten, to secure
4Old High Germanfesten—
5Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure
Every word from Proto-Germanic fastuz →Every word from Old High German festen →Every word from Middle High German vesten →