Where does “eerste” come from?

eerste (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ēristo, from Proto-Germanic airist, from Proto-Germanic airi, from Proto-Germanic airiz — earlier, before; comparative degree of *airi.

Ancestry of “eerste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchēristo—
2Proto-Germanicairistearliest, at first; superlative degree of *airi
3Proto-Germanicairiearly
4Proto-Germanicairizearlier, before; comparative degree of *airi

Words derived from “eerste”

Every word from Proto-Germanic airiz →