Where does “prerig” come from?

prerig (English) comes from English rig, from English ring, from Middle English ryng, from Old English hring, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.

prerig (English): To set up (equipment) in advance

Definitions

  1. To set up (equipment) in advance

Ancestry of “prerig”, step by step

prerig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrigThe rigging of a sailing ship or other such...
2EnglishringA solid object in the shape of a circle; A group...
3Middle Englishryngring
4Old Englishhringring
5Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
6Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
7Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

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 sek-