fästning

Swedish

noun

Definitions

a fortification, a fort, a castle, a prison

Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German vesteninge (fortress) derived from Old Saxon fast (secure, firm).

Origin

Old Saxon

fast

Gloss

secure, firm

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

festning Norwegian Bokmål
festning Norwegian Nynorsk
fæstning Danish
*fastī gmw-pro
vesteninge Middle Low German
fast Old Saxon