English
feastly
Feastly comes from Middle English festlich ‘festive’, and goes back to fest ‘to feast’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fest‘to feast’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500festlich‘festive’
- Englishearliest quotation 1994feastly
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fest‘to feast’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500festlich‘festive’
- Englishearliest quotation 1994feastly
Earliest quotation: 1994, University of British Columbia. Dept. of: “So my old man, he says Lord thank you…”
Formed from feast + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
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Latin festum ‘holiday, festival, feast’
Late Latin festa ‘party, feast’
Old French feste ‘party’
Middle English feeste
English feast
Every English word from Middle English fest
Today it means
adj Of, relating to, or characteristic of a feast; festive.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English fest / feastly