Where does “prijs” come from?
prijs (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch prijs, from Old French pris, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “prijs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | prijs | — |
| 2 | Old French | pris | price; esteem; reputation; past participle of... |
| 3 | Latin | pretium | worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pretjom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |