Where does “førsteklasses” come from?

førsteklasses (Danish) comes from Danish første, 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.

førsteklasses (Danish): first class

Definitions

  1. first class

Ancestry of “førsteklasses”, step by step

førsteklasses traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish første

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishførstefirst; the former
2Old Norsefyrstrfirst; foremost
3Proto-Germanicfuristazfirst, foremost
4Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Danish klasses

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishklasses—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →
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