Where does “prebent” come from?

prebent (English) comes from English pre, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prebent (English): bent in advance

Definitions

  1. bent in advance

Ancestry of “prebent”, step by step

prebent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English bent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbentsimple past tense and past participle of bend;...
2Middle Englishbent—
3Old Englishbeonotcoarse grass, bent grass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →