vas
Afrikaans
/fas/
adj
Definitions
- firm, tight
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish vast (fixed, stuck, stable, steady, solid, resistant, secure) inherited from Middle Dutch vast inherited from Old Dutch fast inherited from Proto-Germanic *fastuz (firm, fixed, secure).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*fastuz
Gloss
firm, fixed, secure
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bijbelvast Dutch, Flemish
- honkvast Dutch, Flemish
- rotsvast Dutch, Flemish
- standvastig Dutch, Flemish
- vast Dutch, Flemish
- vastberaden Dutch, Flemish
- vastbijten Dutch, Flemish
- vastgoed Dutch, Flemish
- vasthouden Dutch, Flemish
- vastknopen Dutch, Flemish
- vastlopen Dutch, Flemish
- vastplakken Dutch, Flemish
- vaststellen Dutch, Flemish
- vastvoetig Dutch, Flemish
- vastzetten Dutch, Flemish
- vastzitten Dutch, Flemish
- weervast Dutch, Flemish
- *fastuz Proto-Germanic
- *fastǭ Proto-Germanic
- fæst Old English
- fastr Old Norse
- vast Middle Dutch
- vaste Middle Dutch
- veste Middle Dutch
- fast Old High German
- festen Old High German
- festi Old High German
- *fastī gmw-pro
- fast Old Dutch
- afastar Old Portuguese
- fest Old Frisian