faste
Danish
[ˈfæːsd̥ə], [ˈfæːsd̥ə], [ˈfasd̥ə]
noun
Definitions
- fast abstain from food
- (Christianity) Lent period before Easter
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse fasta inherited from Proto-Germanic *fastǭ (fast), *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
- Fasten German
- Fastenbrechen German
- Fastenzeit German
- *fastuz Proto-Germanic
- *fastāną Proto-Germanic
- *fastǭ Proto-Germanic
- fæst Old English
- fasta Old Norse
- fastr Old Norse
- fasta Icelandic
- fast Old High German
- festen Old High German
- festi Old High German
- *fastī gmw-pro
- fast Old Dutch
- afastar Old Portuguese
- fasta Old Swedish
- fest Old Frisian