Where does “ērste” come from?

ērste (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ērist, from Old High German ēr, from Proto-West Germanic iʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).

Ancestry of “ērste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanēristearliest
2Old High Germanērore; brass; formerly, previously; early
3Proto-West Germaniciʀhe, it
4Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
5Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

Words derived from “ērste”

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