Where does “first” come from?

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

first (Old High German): spike, protuberance

Definitions

  1. spike, protuberance

Ancestry of “first”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfirstizridgepole
2Proto-Indo-Europeanperst-—

Words derived from “first”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perst- →Every word from Proto-Germanic firstiz →