Where does “fastare” come from?

fastare (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.

fastare (Swedish): faster person who voluntarily refrains from eating

Definitions

  1. faster person who voluntarily refrains from eating

Ancestry of “fastare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfästato fasten
2Old Swedishfästato sign on, to engage
3Old Norsefasta
4Proto-Germanicfastānąto observe, hold firm to; to fast, to abstain...
5Proto-Germanic-ānąCreates factitive verbs from adjectives, later...
6Proto-Germanic-ajaną
7Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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