Where does “voerst” come from?

voerst (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch furost, from Proto-West Germanic *furhisti — forest.

Ancestry of “voerst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfurost—
2Proto-West Germanic*furhistiforest
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *furhisti →Every word from Old Dutch furost →
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