Fürst
Meaning
prince (sovereign prince)
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fʏɐ̯st/
Etymology
From Middle High German vürste, from Old High German furisto, from the substantivised weak inflection of Proto-West Germanic *furist, from Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“first”). Calque of Latin prī̆nceps.
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