Where does “napřed” come from?

napřed (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.

napřed (Czech): first (of all)

Definitions

  1. first (of all)

Ancestry of “napřed”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Slavic perdъ →