| This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Fest. | Random word Special:RandomInCategory/Annotated entries in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language |
Fest, neuter, ‘festival, fête, feast,’ from the equivalent Middle High German fëst, neuter, from Latin festum, whence Italian festa, French fête (English feast); Feier is the earlier loan-word. Gothic has simply a native dulþs, ‘feast.’ See Dult.