Where does “ǣresta” come from?

ǣresta (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic airist, from Proto-Germanic airi, from Proto-Germanic airiz — earlier, before; comparative degree of *airi.

ǣresta (Old English): first

Definitions

  1. first

Ancestry of “ǣresta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ǣresta

Every word from Proto-Germanic airizEvery word from Proto-Germanic airiEvery word from Proto-Germanic airist