Where does “eerstgenoemd” come from?

eerstgenoemd (Dutch) comes 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.

eerstgenoemd (Dutch): former, first-named, the first of two

Definitions

  1. former, first-named, the first of two

Ancestry of “eerstgenoemd”, step by step

eerstgenoemd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch eerst

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

via Dutch genoemd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgenoemdsaid, given

Words derived from “eerstgenoemd

Every word from Proto-Germanic airiz