Where does “Fiischt” come from?

Fiischt (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German first, from Proto-Germanic firstiz, from Proto-Indo-European perst-.

Fiischt (Luxembourgish): ridge

Definitions

  1. ridge

Ancestry of “Fiischt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfirstspike, protuberance
2Proto-Germanicfirstizridgepole
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperst-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perst- →Every word from Proto-Germanic firstiz →Every word from Old High German first →