Where does “prieel” come from?

prieel (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch prayeel, 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 “prieel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchprayeel
2Old Frenchpräel
3Old Frenchpred
4Latinprātummeadow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-