Where does “prebuy” come from?

prebuy (English) comes from English buy, from Middle English byen, from Old English bycġan, from Proto-West Germanic buggjan, from Proto-Germanic bugjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

prebuy (English): To buy in advance

Definitions

  1. To buy in advance

Ancestry of “prebuy”, step by step

prebuy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English buy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbuyTo obtain in exchange for money or goods; To...
2Middle Englishbyento buy
3Old Englishbycġanto buy, pay for, acquire, redeem, ransom,...
4Proto-West Germanicbuggjanto buy
5Proto-Germanicbugjanąto deal; do business; exchange; to purchase; buy;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic bugjanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic buggjan