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Where does “prayeel” come from?

prayeel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French präel, from Old French pred, from Latin prātum, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “prayeel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpräel—
2Old Frenchpred—
3Latinprātum—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “prayeel”

  • lustprieel
  • prieel
  • prieelvogel
  • prieel
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