wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst
German, proverb[veːɐ̯ t͡suˈʔeːɐ̯st kɔmt maːlt t͡suˈʔeːɐ̯st]
wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst is spelled W-E-R-Z-U-E-R-S-T-K-O-M-M-T-M-A-H-L-T-Z-U-E-R-S-T (25 letters). Wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst is a German proverb meaning “first come, first served” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst mean in English?
proverb
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first come, first served
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Es kann derjenige anfangen etwas zu tun, der zuerst da gewesen ist.
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst?
- [veːɐ̯ t͡suˈʔeːɐ̯st kɔmt maːlt t͡suˈʔeːɐ̯st]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.