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English word feast comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰēs-, Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁s-, Frankish *first, and later Latin festum (A banquet, feast. A holiday, festival.)
*dʰēs- (Proto-Indo-European)
holy one, hallow, deity, sacred one, saint, hallow, god , deity
*dʰh₁s- (Proto-Indo-European)
*first (Frankish)
festus (Latin)
Of or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry.
festum (Latin)
A banquet, feast. A holiday, festival.
festa (Vulgar Latin)
candelarum (Latin)
feste (Old French)
Feast. Party; celebration.
feeste (Middle English)
Feast.
feast (English)
A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a joyous, anniversary.. A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.. Something delightful.