Where does “eerste” come from?

eerste (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch eerste, from Old Dutch ēristo, from Proto-Germanic airist, from Proto-Germanic airi, from Proto-Germanic airiz — earlier, before; comparative degree of *airi.

eerste (Dutch): first

Definitions

  1. first

Ancestry of “eerste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutcheerste
2Old Dutchēristo
3Proto-Germanicairistearliest, at first; superlative degree of *airi
4Proto-Germanicairiearly
5Proto-Germanicairizearlier, before; comparative degree of *airi

Words derived from “eerste

Every word from Proto-Germanic airiz