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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.

erstrangig (German): first rate, first class

Definitions

  1. first rate, first class

Ancestry of “erstrangig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErstefemale equivalent of Erster; inflection of...
2GermanErsterwinner; inflection of Erste: ## strong...
3Germanersterinflection of erste: ## strong/mixed nominative...
4Germanerstefirst
5Old High Germanērist—
6Old High Germanērore; brass; formerly, previously; early
7Proto-West Germaniciʀhe, it
8Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
9Proto-Indo-European*yúHs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs →