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First.

ridge (of a roof)

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Meaning & usage

noun/fɪʁst/
  1. ridge (of a roof)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

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”).

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