Where does “prob(e)st” come from?

prob(e)st (Middle High German) comes from Old High German provost, from Old French provost, from Latin prōpositus, from Latin praepositus, from Latin praepōnō, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “prob(e)st”, step by step

prob(e)st traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German provost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanprovost—
2Old Frenchprovost—
3Latinprōpositusset forth
4Latinpraepositusplaced in front; placed in command; One placed in...
5Latinpraepōnōto place or set over as chief, commander, or superintendent; to place at the head of or entrust with the charge or command of; to appoint or depute as
6Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
7Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Old High German probist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanprobist—

via Old High German probost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanprobost—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →