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.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*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. |