Where does “Erste” come from?
Erste (German) comes from German Erster, from German erster, from German erste, from Old High German ērist, from Old High German ēr, from Proto-West Germanic iʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).
Erste (German): female equivalent of Erster; inflection of...
Definitions
- female equivalent of Erster; inflection of...
Ancestry of “Erste”, step by step
Erste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Erster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erster | winner; inflection of Erste: ## strong... |
| 2 | German | erster | inflection of erste: ## strong/mixed nominative... |
| 3 | German | erste | first |
| 4 | Old High German | ērist | earliest |
| 5 | Old High German | ēr | ore; brass; formerly, previously; early |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | iʀ | he, it |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | jīz | Alternative form of *jūz |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *yúHs | you (plural) |
via Old Frisian ērest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | ērest | first |