Where does “Erstklässler” come from?
Erstklässler (German) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic jīz — you (plural).
Erstklässler (German): first-year pupil; child who has just started school; abecedarian
Definitions
- first-year pupil; child who has just started school; abecedarian
Ancestry of “Erstklässler”, step by step
Erstklässler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Erste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erste | female equivalent of Erster; inflection of... |
| 2 | German | Erster | winner; inflection of Erste: ## strong... |
| 3 | German | erster | inflection of erste: ## strong/mixed nominative... |
| 4 | German | erste | first |
| 5 | Old High German | ērist | earliest |
| 6 | Old High German | ēr | ore; brass; formerly, previously; early |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | iʀ | he, it |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jīz | Alternative form of *jūz |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *yúHs | you (plural) |