Where does “pré” come from?

pré (Champenois) comes from Old French pred, from Latin prātum, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

pré (Champenois): meadow

Definitions

  1. meadow

Ancestry of “pré”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpred—
2Latinprātummeadow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →