vasten

Meaning

Verb

to fast

Noun

fast (period of time when one abstains from or eats very little food)

Concepts

fast

Lent

fasting

abstain from eating

Synonyms

vastentijd

Translations

Fastenzeit

jeûner

ayunar

fasten

carême

Fasten

jeûne

ayuno

jejum

digiunare

quadragesima

rojî

Σαρακοστή

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: vasten

Inherited from Old Dutch: *faston

Inherited from Middle Dutch: vastene

Inherited from Old Dutch: *fastunna

Cognate with Old Saxon: fastunnia

Cognate with Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌹

In summary

From Middle Dutch vasten, from Old Dutch *faston, from Proto-West Germanic *fastēn, from Proto-Germanic *fastāną.