Etymology

faster

fast·er
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Today it means: One who fasts, or voluntarily refrains from eating. Full definition →

English fast ← Middle English fast ← Old English fæst
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faster · adjective, adverb1

  1. Proto-Germanic*fastuz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*fast
  3. Old Englishfæst
  4. Middle Englishfast
  5. Englishfast
  6. English todayfaster

From fast (“quick; quickly”) + -er.

faster · noun2

  1. Proto-Germanic*fastuz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*fast
  3. Old Englishfæst
  4. Middle Englishfast
  5. Englishfast
  6. English todayfaster

From fast (“refrain from eating”) + -er.

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