Where does “virst” come from?

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

Ancestry of “virst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfirstspike, protuberance
2Proto-Germanicfirstizridgepole
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperst-—

Words derived from “virst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perst- →Every word from Proto-Germanic firstiz →Every word from Old High German first →