English
firsthood
Firsthood comes from Middle English *firsthod.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*firsthodreconstructed
- Englishtodayfirsthood
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*firsthodreconstructed
- Englishtodayfirsthood
Formed from first + -hood
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
Every English word from Middle English *firsthod
Today it means
noun The state or condition of being first; priority.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English *firsthod / firsthood