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
Ancestry of “fêst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | fēst | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | fūsti | fist |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | funstiz | fist |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pnsti- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pnksti- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pénkʷe | five |