Where does “förstklassig” come from?

förstklassig (Swedish) comes from Swedish först, from Old Swedish fyrster, 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.

förstklassig (Swedish): first class, first rate

Definitions

  1. first class, first rate

Ancestry of “förstklassig”, step by step

förstklassig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish först

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförstfirst, firstly; having no predecessor; only
2Old Swedishfyrsterfirst
3Old Norsefyrstrfirst; foremost
4Proto-Germanicfuristazfirst, foremost
5Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish klass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklassclass
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