Where does “Firstpfette” come from?

Firstpfette (German) comes from German first, from Middle High German virst, from Old High German first, from Proto-Germanic firstiz, from Proto-Indo-European perst-.

Firstpfette (German): ridge purlin, ridge beam

Definitions

  1. ridge purlin, ridge beam

Ancestry of “Firstpfette”, step by step

Firstpfette traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German first

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfirstridge of a roof
2Middle High Germanvirst
3Old High Germanfirstspike, protuberance
4Proto-Germanicfirstizridgepole
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperst-

via German Pfette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfettepurlin longitudinal structural member of a roof
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perst-Every word from Proto-Germanic firstizEvery word from Old High German first