Where does “første” come from?

første (Danish) comes from Old Norse fyrstr, from Proto-Germanic furistaz, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

første (Danish): first; the former

Definitions

  1. first; the former

Ancestry of “første”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefyrstrfirst; foremost
2Proto-Germanicfuristazfirst, foremost
3Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “første”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →