Where does “først” come from?
først (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse fyrstr, from Proto-Germanic furistaz, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
først (Norwegian Bokmål): first
Ancestry of “først”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | fyrstr | first; foremost |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | furistaz | first, foremost |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |