Where does “preswallow” come from?

preswallow (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.

preswallow (English): Before swallowing

Definitions

  1. Before swallowing

Ancestry of “preswallow”, step by step

preswallow 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 swallow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswallowTo cause to pass from the mouth into the...
2Middle EnglishswalweA swallow or a swift; The meat of such birds
3Old Englishswealweswallow
4Proto-West Germanic*swalwāswallow (bird)
5Proto-Germanicswalwǭswallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →