Where does “Präse” come from?
Präse (German) comes from German Präsentation, from German präsentieren, from Middle High German prēsentieren, from Old French présenter, from Latin praesentāre, from French présenter, from Latin praesento, from Latin praesēns — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “Präse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Präsentation | presentation |
| 2 | German | präsentieren | present; introduce; present arms |
| 3 | Middle High German | prēsentieren | — |
| 4 | Old French | présenter | to present show, reveal |
| 5 | Latin | praesentāre | — |
| 6 | French | présenter | to introduce, to present; to show, to present; to... |
| 7 | Latin | praesento | I present, exhibit or show |
| 8 | Latin | praesēns | present, immediate, at hand, existing |
| 9 | Latin | praeesse | present active infinitive of praesum; be in front... |
| 10 | Latin | praesum | I am before something; I preside or rule over; I... |
| 11 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |