steadfastness
English
noun
Definitions
- Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.
- Steadfast resolution.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English stedfastnesse inherited from Old English stedefæstnes (steadfastness, constancy) affix from English steadfast.
Origin
English
steadfast
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fast English
- stead English
- steadfast English
- steadfastly English
- unsteadfast English
- stedefæst Old English
- stedefæstnes Old English
- stedefast Middle English
- stedfastnes Middle English
- stedfastnesse Middle English