Where does “frist” come from?

frist (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic fristiz, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “frist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfristizan appointed time; date
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “frist

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pres-