Where does “erstrangig” come from?

erstrangig (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).

erstrangig (German): first rate, first class

Definitions

  1. first rate, first class

Ancestry of “erstrangig”, step by step

erstrangig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Erste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErstefemale equivalent of Erster; inflection of...
2GermanErsterwinner; inflection of Erste: ## strong...
3Germanersterinflection of erste: ## strong/mixed nominative...
4Germanerstefirst
5Old High Germanēristearliest
6Old High Germanērore; brass; formerly, previously; early
7Proto-West Germaniche, it
8Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
9Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

via German rang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrangfirst/third-person singular preterite of ringen
2FrenchrangA row or line of things placed side-by-side; A...
3Old Frenchrengplace; position
4Latinrencusrow; order, rank
5Gaulishrekos
6Proto-Celticreketito arrange
7Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

Words derived from “erstrangig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs
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