faîte
French
/fɛːt/
noun
Definitions
- top, summit, pinnacle
Etymology
Inherited from Old French feste derived from Frankish *first derived from Proto-Germanic *firstiz (summit, ridge of a roof, peak).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*firstiz
Gloss
summit, ridge of a roof, peak
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
岳, 峰
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- festa Latin
- fēsta Latin
- fēstum Latin
- īnfestus Latin
- First German
- dauwvorst Dutch, Flemish
- grootvorst Dutch, Flemish
- kerkvorst Dutch, Flemish
- keurvorst Dutch, Flemish
- nachtvorst Dutch, Flemish
- vliegenvorst Dutch, Flemish
- vorst Dutch, Flemish
- vorst-bisschop Dutch, Flemish
- vorstbisdom Dutch, Flemish
- vorstendom Dutch, Flemish
- vorstenhuis Dutch, Flemish
- vorstin Dutch, Flemish
- vorstreus Dutch, Flemish
- faîtage French
- faîtier French
- faîtière French
- *firstiz Proto-Germanic
- feeste Middle English
- feste Middle English
- feste Old French
- enfesta Galician
- enfesto Galician
- feeste Middle Dutch
- fêeste Middle Dutch
- vorst Middle Dutch
- vorste Middle Dutch
- first Old High German
- vors Afrikaans
- fête Norman
- feste Middle French
- *first Frankish