Where does “Großfürst” come from?
Großfürst (German) comes from German Fürst, from Middle Low German vurste, from Old High German furisto, from Proto-Germanic furist, from Proto-Germanic furistaz, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Großfürst (German): grand prince (sometimes incorrectly rendered as grand duke, a lower rank)
Definitions
- grand prince (sometimes incorrectly rendered as grand duke, a lower rank)
Ancestry of “Großfürst”, step by step
Großfürst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fürst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fürst | prince |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vurste | — |
| 3 | Old High German | furisto | prince |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | furist | at first, firstly, in the first place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furistaz | first, foremost |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German groß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | groß | big, large, large-scale; great, grand; tall |
| 2 | English | daddy | Father; A male lover; An informal term of address... |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |