Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/firsti
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *firstiz.
Noun[edit]
*firsti m[1]
Inflection[edit]
| i-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *firsti | |
| Genitive | *firstī | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *firsti | *firstī |
| Accusative | *firsti | *firstī |
| Genitive | *firstī | *firstijō |
| Dative | *firstī | *firstim, *firstijum |
| Instrumental | *firstī | *firstim, *firstijum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: first, fierst, fyrst
- Old Saxon: first
- Old Dutch: *first
- Old High German: first
- → Old French: feste
- French: faîte
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 248: “PWGmc *firsti”