Festung
German (Berlin)
/ˈfɛstʊŋ/
noun
Definitions
- fortress, fortification
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German vestunge derived from Old High German festen derived 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
- festning Norwegian Bokmål
- festningsanlegg Norwegian Bokmål
- festningsby Norwegian Bokmål
- festningsverk Norwegian Bokmål
- *fastuz Proto-Germanic
- *fastǭ Proto-Germanic
- fæst Old English
- fastr Old Norse
- fast Old High German
- festen Old High German
- festi Old High German
- vestunge Middle High German
- *fastī gmw-pro
- fast Old Dutch
- afastar Old Portuguese
- vesteninge Middle Low German
- fest Old Frisian