Where does “erster” come from?

erster (German) comes 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).

erster (German): inflection of erste: ## strong/mixed nominative...

Definitions

  1. inflection of erste: ## strong/mixed nominative...

Ancestry of “erster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanerstefirst
2Old High Germanēristearliest
3Old High Germanērore; brass; formerly, previously; early
4Proto-West Germaniciʀhe, it
5Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
6Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

Words derived from “erster”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs →