Where does “Ersthelferin” come from?
Ersthelferin (German) comes from German Ersthelfer, from German Erste, from German Erster, from German erster, from German erste, from Old High German ērist, from Old High German ēr, from Proto-West Germanic iʀ — you (plural).
Ancestry of “Ersthelferin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ersthelfer | first-aider, first responder |
| 2 | German | Erste | female equivalent of Erster; inflection of... |
| 3 | German | Erster | winner; inflection of Erste: ## strong... |
| 4 | German | erster | inflection of erste: ## strong/mixed nominative... |
| 5 | German | erste | first |
| 6 | Old High German | ērist | earliest |
| 7 | Old High German | ēr | ore; brass; formerly, previously; early |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | iʀ | he, it |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | jīz | Alternative form of *jūz |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *yúHs | you (plural) |