fæst
Old English
adj
Definitions
- firm, stable; constant
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *fastuz (firm, fixed, secure).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*fastuz
Gloss
firm, fixed, secure
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fast English
- *fastaz Proto-Germanic
- *fastuz Proto-Germanic
- *fastǭ Proto-Germanic
- befæstnian Old English
- eþelfæsten Old English
- fæsten Old English
- fæstlice Old English
- fæstnes Old English
- fæstnian Old English
- fæstnung Old English
- gefæstnian Old English
- rodfæstnian Old English
- wudufæsten Old English
- þurhfæstnian Old English
- brekefast Middle English
- fast Middle English
- fastenen Middle English
- fastnesse Middle English
- fastr Old Norse
- fast Old High German
- festen Old High German
- festi Old High German
- *fastinōn gmw-pro
- *fastī gmw-pro
- fast Old Dutch
- afastar Old Portuguese
- fest Old Frisian