Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fastijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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From *fastuz (fixed, firm) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑs.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*fastijaną[1]

  1. to fasten

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *fastijan
    • Old English: fæstan
      • English: fast
    • Old Frisian: festa
    • Old Saxon: festian
    • Old Dutch: festen
    • Old High German: festen
  • Old Norse: festa
    • Icelandic: festa
    • Faroese: festa
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: festa (to fasten)
    • Swedish: fästa
    • Danish: fæste
      • Norwegian Bokmål: feste (to fasten, to copyhold)
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: festa (to copyhold)

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*fastjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 95