first fruits
English
plural noun
Definitions
- The first part of a harvest; sometimes made into an offering
- The first profits from an undertaking
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English firste fruytes affix from English first + English fruits.
Origin
English
fruits
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Firstspace English
- facefirst English
- feetfirst English
- first English
- first cosmic velocity English
- firstborn English
- firstcomer English
- firster English
- firstfruit English
- firstfruits English
- firsthand English
- firsthood English
- firstie English
- firstling English
- firstly English
- firstness English
- firstripe English
- fore English
- fruits English
- headfirst English
- interfirst English
- standfirst English
- webfirst English
- fipo Dutch, Flemish
- ファースト Japanese
- ファーストキス Japanese
- first Middle English
- firste fruytes Middle English
- fosi Sranan Tongo