Where does “praise” come from?

Praise comes from Middle English praisen, from Old French proisier, from Late Latin pretio, from Latin pretium meaning "price" or "value," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European per-.

praise (English): commendation; favourable representation in words;...

Definitions

commendation; favourable representation in words;...

Ancestry of “praise”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	praisen	—
2	Old French	proisier	to value, prize
3	Late Latin	pretio	to value, prize; I esteem, I prize, I value; I...
4	Latin	pretium	worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,...
5	Proto-Italic	pretjom	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
7	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

Words derived from “praise”

praising
praiseworthy
praiseworthiness
overpraise
praiser
praiseth
praiseful
praisest
praiseworthily
unpraiseworthy
bepraise
praisefully
praisingly
praisable
praiseless
superpraise
underpraise
mispraise
unpraising
praisably
praisement
unpraiseworthily
self-praise

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