*firstiz

Runic: ᚠᛁᚱᛊᛏᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɸir.stiz/

noun · masculine · i-stem

Meanings

ridgepole

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pér-sth₂-i-s ~ *pr̥-sth₂-éy-s from *per- (‘before, in front’) +‎ *steh₂- (‘to stand (up)’), formulated as an i-stem. Cognate with Sanskrit पृष्ठ (pṛṣṭhá) (pṛṣṭhá, ‘back’) (Mayrhofer 1996), Proto-Balto-Slavic *pírštan (‘finger’), Ancient Greek παραστᾰ́ς (parastắs) (parastắs, ‘anything standing beside; door post; enclosed space; vestibule’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.firstizfirstīz
Acc.firstįfirstinz
Gen.firstīzfirstijǫ̂
Dat.firstīfirstimaz
Inst.firstīfirstimiz
Voc.firstifirstīz

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Descendants

  • *firsti (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *first (Old Dutch)
      • verste (Middle Dutch)
        • verste (Dutch)
  • *firsti (Proto-West Germanic)
    • first, fierst, fyrst (Old English)
      • first, virst (Middle English)
        • first (Scots)
  • *firsti (Proto-West Germanic)
    • first (Old High German)
      • virst, vierst, vërst, virste (Middle High German)
        • First (German)
        • Fiischt (Luxembourgish)
  • *firsti (Proto-West Germanic)
    • first (Old Saxon)
      • verst (Middle Low German)
        • verst (Low German)

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