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Where does “eerstgeborene” come from?

eerstgeborene (Dutch) comes from Dutch eerstgeboren, from Dutch eerst, from Middle Dutch êerst, from Old Dutch ērist, from Proto-Germanic airist, from Proto-Germanic airi, from Proto-Germanic airiz — earlier, before; comparative degree of *airi.

eerstgeborene (Dutch): first-born

Definitions

  1. first-born

Ancestry of “eerstgeborene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheerstgeboren—
2Dutcheerstfirst, at first, before something else; at first,...
3Middle Dutchêerst—
4Old Dutchērist—
5Proto-Germanicairistearliest, at first; superlative degree of *airi
6Proto-Germanicairiearly
7Proto-Germanicairizearlier, before; comparative degree of *airi
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