Where does “přejet” come from?

přejet (Czech) comes from Czech pře-, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

přejet (Czech): to run over to drive over, causing injury or death

Definitions

  1. to run over to drive over, causing injury or death

Ancestry of “přejet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpře-re-; over-; out-
2Proto-Slavicper-over-; re-
3Proto-Slavicpro-pro-, for-, through
4Proto-Slavic*profor
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró