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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fastāną

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

Etymology

From *fastuz (firm) + *-āną.

Verb

*fastāną[1][2]

  1. to observe, hold firm to
  2. to fast, to abstain from food and/or drink

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *fastubniją

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fastēn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 131
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*fastēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 94
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