English
firstness
From first + -ness.
Formed from first + -ness
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
Today it means
noun The quality of being first; originality; priority; primacy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / firstness