eerst
Dutch (Brabantic)
/eːrst/
adv
Definitions
- first, at first, before something else
- at first, before, earlier
- only, not until
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch êerst inherited from Old Dutch *ērist inherited from Proto-Germanic *airist (erst).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*airist
Gloss
erst
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- allereerst Dutch, Flemish
- dag Dutch, Flemish
- eerstdaags Dutch, Flemish
- eerstgeboorterecht Dutch, Flemish
- eerstgeborene Dutch, Flemish
- geboorte Dutch, Flemish
- geboren Dutch, Flemish
- recht Dutch, Flemish
- *airist Proto-Germanic
- *airistaz Proto-Germanic
- ærest Old English
- alreerst Middle Dutch
- eerst Middle Dutch
- êerst Middle Dutch
- erist Old High German
- ērist Old High German
- ēristo Old High German
- eers Afrikaans
- eréischt Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- éischt Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *ērist Old Dutch