Where does “prochein” come from?

prochein (English) comes from Old French prochain, from Vulgar Latin propeanus, from Latin prope, from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

prochein (English): next; nearest

Definitions

  1. next; nearest

Ancestry of “prochein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchprochainnext
2Vulgar Latinpropeanus—
3Latinpropenear, nearby, nigh; close in time; almost, nearly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprokʷe—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe →