English

Firstspace

Coined by E.W.

A compound of first + space

Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘before’

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Proto-Germanic *furistaz ‘first’

Proto-West Germanic *furist

Old English fyrest

Middle English first

English first

Proto-Indo-European *(s)peh₂- ‘to stretch’

Latin spatium ‘space’

Old French espace ‘space’

Anglo-Norman space

Middle English space

English space

The story

Coined by E.W.

noun Space as it is directly perceived by the senses.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Firstspace