Etymology

-fest

Today it means: A festival, a fest; used in names of events. Full definition →

English fest ← German Fest ← Middle High German fëst
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁stos
  4. Proto-Italic*θēstos
  5. Proto-Italic*fēstos
  6. Latinfēstus
  7. Latinfestum
  8. Middle High Germanfëst
  9. GermanFest
  10. Englishfest
  11. English today-fest

From fest, from German Fest (“festival”).

Words from the same roots

GermanFest all →

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