Where does “předejít” come from?

předejít (Czech) comes from Czech jít, from Old Czech jíti, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

předejít (Czech): to prevent

Definitions

  1. to prevent

Ancestry of “předejít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjítto walk, go; to work, do, suffice; can, to be...
2Old Czechjítito go, to move; to walk
3Proto-Slavicjьtito go
4Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →