English
makefast
From make + fast.
Proto-Germanic *makaz ‘fit, suitable, agreeable’
Proto-West Germanic *mak ‘fit, suitable’
Proto-West Germanic *makōn ‘to make suitable; to build, make’
Old English macian ‘to make, build, work’
Middle English maken
English make
Proto-Germanic *fastuz ‘fixed’
Proto-West Germanic *fast ‘fixed’
Old English fæst ‘firm’
Middle English fast
English fast
Today it means
noun Something to which a vessel can be made fast or tied, such as a cleat, post or bollard.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / makefast