Where does “predough” come from?

predough (English) comes from English dough, from Middle English dow, from Old English dāg, from Proto-Germanic daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

predough (English): An intermediate dough before making the final dough

Definitions

  1. An intermediate dough before making the final dough

Ancestry of “predough”, step by step

predough traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dough

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdoughA thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour...
2Middle EnglishdowAlternative form of dogh
3Old Englishdāgdough
4Proto-Germanicdaigazsoft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough
5Proto-Indo-European*dʰóyǵʰossomething that is kneaded, formed
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

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 dʰeyǵʰ-