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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *fastuz (“firm”) + *-āną.
Verb
*fastāną[1][2]
- to observe, hold firm to
- to fast, to abstain from food and/or drink
Inflection
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Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*fastēn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 131
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fastēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 94