fastuz

fastuz
s. fasta-;

Germanisches Wörterbuch . 2014.

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  • past- — Solid, firm. 1. a. fast1; shamefaced, steadfast, from Old English fæst, fixed, firm; b. avast, from Middle Dutch vast, firm, fast. Both a and b from Germanic *fastuz, firm, fast …   Universalium

  • fast — [OE] Widely dissimilar as they now seem, fast ‘quick’ and fast ‘abstain from food’ in fact come from the same ultimate source. This was Germanic *fastuz, which denoted ‘firm’. That underlying sense persists in various contexts, such as ‘hold… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • fasten — [OE] Etymologically, fasten means ‘make fast’; it goes back ultimately to Germanic *fastuz, source of English fast. From this was derived a verb *fastinōjan, which passed into Old English as fæstnian. To begin with this seems only to have been… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • fast — {{11}}fast (adj.) O.E. fæst firmly fixed, steadfast, secure, enclosed, probably from P.Gmc. *fastuz (Cf. O.Fris. fest, O.N. fastr, Du. vast, Ger. fest), from PIE root *past firm (Cf. Skt. pastyam dwelling place ). The adverb meaning quickly,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • fasten — O.E. fæstnian make fast, firm, also ratify, betroth, from P.Gmc. *fastinojanan (Cf. O.Fris. festnia to make firm, bind fast, O.S. fastnon, O.H.G. fastnion, O.N. fastna to pledge, betroth ), from *fastuz (see FAST (Cf. fast) (adj.)). Related …   Etymology dictionary

  • fasta- — *fasta , *fastaz, *fastja , *fastjaz, *fastu , *fastuz germ., Adjektiv: nhd. fest; ne. firm (Adjektiv); Rekontruktionsbasis: got., an., ae., afries., anfrk., as., ahd.; Vw.: s. * līka ; …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

  • fastu- — *fastu , *fastuz germ., Adjektiv: Verweis: s. *fasta s. fasta ; …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

  • fast — [OE] Widely dissimilar as they now seem, fast ‘quick’ and fast ‘abstain from food’ in fact come from the same ultimate source. This was Germanic *fastuz, which denoted ‘firm’. That underlying sense persists in various contexts, such as ‘hold… …   Word origins

  • fasten — [OE] Etymologically, fasten means ‘make fast’; it goes back ultimately to Germanic *fastuz, source of English fast. From this was derived a verb *fastinōjan, which passed into Old English as fæstnian. To begin with this seems only to have been… …   Word origins

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