Where does “prier” come from?

prier (Middle French) comes from Old French proiier, from Latin precor, from Latin prex, from Proto-Italic preks, from Proto-Indo-European préḱs, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

prier (Middle French): to pray; to implore; to beg; to beseech

Definitions

  1. to pray; to implore; to beg; to beseech

Ancestry of “prier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchproiierto pray; to pray; to beg; to implore; to beg
2LatinprecorI beseech, beg, pray, entreat; I wish well or ill...
3Latinprexprayer; request; entreaty
4Proto-Italicpreks—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European préḱs →