Where does “dopředu” come from?

dopředu (Czech) comes from Czech před, from Old Czech přěd, from Proto-Slavic perdъ, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

dopředu (Czech): forward

Definitions

  1. forward

Ancestry of “dopředu”, step by step

dopředu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech před

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechpředAPI + "instrumental"; before; before, in front of
2Old Czechpřěd+ "instrumental"; before
3Proto-Slavicperdъbefore, in front of; before
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Czech do

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechdoAPI + "genitive"; into, in; to, in
2Old CzechdoDenotes allative movement; to, toward
3Proto-Slavicdȍup to, until
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Slavic perdъ →