Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/firstiz

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

Alternative forms

  • *furstiz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *perst-, *porst- (“post, finger, peak”). Cognate with Latin postis (“post, doorpost”), Lithuanian pirštas (“finger, toe, pin, cam”), Russian перст (perst, “finger, digit”), Ancient Greek παρστάς (parstás), παστάς (pastás, “portico, porch, inner chamber, bower”).

Noun

*firstiz m

  1. ridgepole

Inflection

Declension of *firstiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *firstiz *firstīz
vocative *firsti *firstīz
accusative *firstį *firstinz
genitive *firstīz *firstijǫ̂
dative *firstī *firstimaz
instrumental *firstī *firstimiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *firsti
    • Old English: first, fierst, fyrst
    • Old Saxon: first
    • Old Dutch: *first
    • Old High German: first
    • → Old French: feste
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