Feast etymology

English

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.)

Detailed word origin of feast

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*dʰēs- Proto-Indo-European (ine) holy one, hallow, deity, sacred one, saint, hallow, god , deity
*dʰh₁s- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*first Frankish (frk)
festus Latin (lat) Of or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry.
festum Latin (lat) A banquet, feast. A holiday, festival.
festa Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
candelarum Latin (lat)
feste Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) Feast. Party; celebration.
feeste Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) Feast.
feast English (en) A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a joyous, anniversary.. A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.. Something delightful.

Words with the same origin as feast

Descendants of *dʰēs-

affair defeat fair fest fiesta

Descendants of *dʰh₁s-

doll enthusiasm surname