Etymograph

English

sunfast

From sun + fast.

A compound of sun + fast

Proto-West Germanic *sunnā

Old English sunna

Middle English soen

English sun

Proto-Germanic *fastuz ‘fixed’

Proto-West Germanic *fast ‘fixed’

Old English fæst ‘firm’

Middle English fast

English fast

Today it means

adj Colorfast in a way that will not fade in sunlight.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sunfast”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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