Where does “persen” come from?

persen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch persen, from Latin pressāre, from Latin premere, from Latin premo, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

persen (Dutch): to press tight, to squeeze

Definitions

  1. to press tight, to squeeze

Ancestry of “persen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpersen—
2Latinpressāre—
3Latinpremeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinpremoI press; I pursue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “persen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →