steadfast
/ˈstɛdfɑːst/ · adj
Meaning
- Fixed or unchanging; steady.
- Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English stedefast, from Old English stedefæst, from Proto-Germanic *stadifastuz, equivalent to stead (“place; spot; position”) + fast (“firm; fixed”). Cognate with Middle Dutch stedevast (“steadfast”), Icelandic staðfestur (“steadfast”), Danish stedfast (“firmly attached, secured”), Danish stadfæste (“to confirm; ratify”), Norwegian Nynorsk stadfesta (“confirm, ratify; establish”), Swedish stadfästa (“to confirm; establish”).
- stadfästa(Swedish)→
- stadfesta(Norwegian Nynorsk)→
- stadfæste(da)→
- stedfast(da)→
- staðfestur(Icelandic)→
- stedevast(dum)→
- *stadifastuz(gem-pro)→
- stedefæst(Old English)→
- stedefast(Middle English)→
- *steh₂-(ine-pro)→
- steadfast (English)
- Relations: root, inh, inh, inh, cog, cog, cog, cog, cog, cog
Related words
Descendant words
- stadfästa(Swedish) (cog)
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