Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/furist

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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)

at first, firstly, in the first place

Descendants

Old English: fyrst
- Middle English: fyrst, first
  - English: first
Old High German: furist
Old Norse: fyrst
- Icelandic: fyrst
- Faroese: fyrst
- Old Swedish: fyrst
  - Swedish: först
- Old Danish: først, fyrst
  - Danish: først

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