Where does “Preis” come from?

Preis (German) comes from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Preis (German): price; prize, award

Definitions

  1. price; prize, award

Ancestry of “Preis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpretiumworth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,...
2Proto-Italicpretjom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Italic pretjom →