Where does “prehunting” come from?

prehunting (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.

prehunting (English): Prior to the start of hunting

Definitions

Prior to the start of hunting

Ancestry of “prehunting”, step by step

prehunting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pre

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	pre	Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2	Latin	prae	before; in front; in front of
3	Proto-Italic	prai	before; in front of
4	Proto-Indo-European	preh₂-	before, in front
5	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
6	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

via English hunting

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	hunting	The act of finding and killing a wild animal,...
2	Middle English	hunting	—
3	Old English	huntung	hunting
4	Old English	-ung	forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action...
5	Proto-Germanic	-ungō	-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →