Where does “fêst” come from?

fêst (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian fēst, from Proto-West Germanic fūsti, from Proto-Germanic funstiz, from Proto-Indo-European pnsti-, from Proto-Indo-European pnksti-, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

fêst (West Frisian): fixed, firm; entrenched

Definitions

  1. fixed, firm; entrenched

Ancestry of “fêst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfēst—
2Proto-West Germanicfūstifist
3Proto-Germanicfunstizfist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpnsti-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpnksti-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnksti- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pnsti- →