| 【fast】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "fæst," and "fæstan." It carries the basic meaning of "fast." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "fast"]
breakfast ****[1847] Breakfast is the first meal of the day. It is usually eaten in the early part of the morning.
fast ****[662] Fast means happening, moving, or doing something at great speed. You also use fast in questions or statements about speed.
steadfast ☆[4765] If someone is steadfast in something that they are doing, they are convinced that what they are doing is right and they refuse to change it or to give up.
[WORD ROOT]root fast
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] fast
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) fæst, fæstan
[MEANING]root fast
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 fæst firmly fixed, steadfast, constant; secure; enclosed, watertight; strong
- 【Old English】 fæstan to fast, to make firm; establish, confirm, pledge
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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breakfast ★★★★[1847] noun
【DEFINITION】 Breakfast is the first meal of the day. It is usually eaten in the early part of the morning.
【pl.】 breakfasts
【COMPOSITION】 break + fast
【ROOTs】 ⑴ break; break ⑵ fast;
【Etymology】 《Old English brecan》 to divide solid matter violently into parts or fragments
【DERIVATIVEs】 breakfaster, breakfast
fast ★★★★[662] adjective from fast
【DEFINITION】 Fast means happening, moving, or doing something at great speed. You also use fast in questions or statements about speed.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; fast < faster < fastest
【ROOTs】 fast; fast
【Etymology】 《Old English fæst》 firmly fixed, steadfast, constant; secure; enclosed, watertight; strong
【First Known Meaning】 firmly fixed, steadfast, constant; secure
【DERIVATIVEs】 fast, fasten, fastener, faster, fastness
steadfast ☆[4765] adjective from steadfast 〈 stead
【DEFINITION】 If someone is steadfast in something that they are doing, they are convinced that what they are doing is right and they refuse to change it or to give up.
【SYNONYM】 firm
【COMPOSITION】 stead + fast
【ROOTs】 ⑴ stead; standing, stead ⑵ fast; fast
【Etymology】 《Old English stede》 place, position; standing, firmness, stability, fixity
【DERIVATIVEs】 steadfastly, steadfastness, stedfastly, stedfastness, steadfast
Other words containing "fast"; fasten, fastener, fastness, steadfastly, steadfastness, stedfastly, stedfastness
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
fascin
fare
far-, fat-, fam-
far
famili
fall-, false-
fair
fac, fact, -fect, fic
extra
exter, extrem
