N. fast n. “shaggy hair” (Category: Hair (other))

N. fast, n. “shaggy hair” (Category: Hair (other))

G. fast¹ “wash, cleaning”

Reference ✧ Ety/PHAS ✧ “shaggy hair”

Element In

• N. Ulfast ✧ Ety/PHAS
• ᴺS. !fastui “shaggy, hairy, hirsute”
• S. Ulfast ✧ Ety/PHAS

Cognates

• ᴹQ. fasse “tangled hair, shaggy lock” ✧ Ety/PHAS
• ON. phasta “shaggy hair” ✧ Ety/PHAS

Derivations

• < ON. phasta “shaggy hair” ✧ Ety/PHAS
  • < ᴹ√PHAS “*tangle, shag, fringe” ✧ Ety/PHAS

Phonetic Developments

ON. phasta > fast

[ɸasta] > [fasta] > [fast]

✧ Ety/PHAS

G. fast² n. “holder, stand” (Category: to Stand)

Reference ✧ GL/33 ✧ fast “holder, stand”