Where does “zuerst” come from?
zuerst (German) comes from German zū, from Middle High German zuo, from Old High German zuo, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
zuerst (German): first, firstly; at first
Definitions
- first, firstly; at first
Ancestry of “zuerst”, step by step
zuerst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German zū
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zū | to, towards |
| 2 | Middle High German | zuo | to |
| 3 | Old High German | zuo | to |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *tō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
via German erst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | erst | first, at first; only; not until, not for, not... |