"wie het eerst komt, het eerst maalt" meaning in Dutch

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Proverb

Etymology: Literally, “who comes first, grinds first”, a rule for mill usage found among many Germanic peoples. Compare German wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst. Etymology templates: {{m-g|who comes first, grinds first}} “who comes first, grinds first”, {{lit|who comes first, grinds first}} Literally, “who comes first, grinds first”, {{cog|de|wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst}} German wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst Head templates: {{head|nl|proverb|head=wie het eerst komt, het eerst maalt}} wie het eerst komt, het eerst maalt
  1. first come, first served
    Sense id: en-wie_het_eerst_komt,_het_eerst_maalt-nl-proverb-pxINOTAO Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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