First

Meaning

ridge (of a roof)

Concepts

ridge

summit

surface

top

🔝

ridgepole

height

coping

Synonyms

Gipfel

Wipfel

Dachfirst

oberste Dachkante

Dach

Türsturz

Höhe

Dachstuhl

Hangende

Translations

top

🔝

kroon

👑

topje

faîte

🔝

kruin

cima

🔝

haut

culmen

αιχμή

nok

sommet

superficie

dalt

comble

cim

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

fiirscht

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɪʁst/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: virst

Inherited from Old High German: first

Cognate with Latin: postis

Cognate with Ancient Greek: παστάς

In summary

From Middle High German virst, from Old High German first, perhaps ultimately from a combination of Proto-Indo-European *per- + *steh₂-, similar to Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥štʰás (“ridge, back”), Latin postis (“doorpost”), Ancient Greek παστάς (pastás, “porch”).