Where does “großfürstlich” come from?
großfürstlich (German) comes from German Großfürst, 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- — passed , crossed.
großfürstlich (German): grand-princely
Definitions
- grand-princely
Ancestry of “großfürstlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Großfürst | grand prince (sometimes incorrectly rendered as grand duke, a lower rank) |
| 2 | German | Fürst | prince |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vurste | — |
| 4 | Old High German | furisto | prince |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furist | at first, firstly, in the first place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furistaz | first, foremost |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |