Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fastu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fastō, *fastǭ. Equivalent to *fastēn (“to fast”) +‎ *-u. Cognate with Old Norse fasta.

Noun

*fastu f

fast, fasting
(Christianity) Lent

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*fastu
Genitive	*fastā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*fastu	*fastō
Accusative	*fastā	*fastā
Genitive	*fastā	*fastō
Dative	*fastē	fastōm, fastum
Instrumental	*fastu	fastōm, fastum

Alternative reconstructions

*fastā

Descendants

Old Frisian: feste
- Saterland Frisian: festa
Old Saxon: fasta
- Middle Low German: vaste, vast
Old Dutch: *fasta
- Middle Dutch: vaste
Old High German: fasta
- Middle High German: vaste, faste
→ Proto-Slavic: *postъ (see there for further descendants)

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