Where does “fästmö” come from?
fästmö (Swedish) comes from Swedish fästa, from Old Swedish fästa, from Old Norse fasta, from Proto-Germanic fastāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
fästmö (Swedish): woman who is engaged; fiancée
Definitions
- woman who is engaged; fiancée
Ancestry of “fästmö”, step by step
fästmö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fästa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fästa | to fasten |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fästa | to sign on, to engage |
| 3 | Old Norse | fasta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fastāną | to observe, hold firm to; to fast, to abstain... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -āną | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |