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
Ancestry of “first”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | firstiz | ridgepole |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | perst- | — |
Words derived from “first”