Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/furist

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Adverbial superlative to *furai, *furi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸu.rist/

Adverb

*furist (adjective *furistaz)

1. at first, firstly, in the first place

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *furist
  • Old English: fyrst
    • Middle English: fyrst, first
      • English: first
  • Old Saxon: *furist
    • Middle Low German: fȫrst, vȫrst
  • Old High German: furist
• Old Norse: fyrst
  • Icelandic: fyrst
  • Faroese: fyrst
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fyrst, først
  • Old Swedish: fyrst
    • Swedish: först
  • Old Danish: først, fyrst
    • Danish: først
      • Norwegian Bokmål: først