Where does “erstgeboren” come from?
erstgeboren (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).
erstgeboren (German): firstborn
Definitions
- firstborn
Ancestry of “erstgeboren”, step by step
erstgeboren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German erste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | erste | first |
| 2 | Old High German | ērist | earliest |
| 3 | Old High German | ēr | ore; brass; formerly, previously; early |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | iʀ | he, it |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jīz | Alternative form of *jūz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *yúHs | you (plural) |
via German geboren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | geboren | past participle of gebären; born |