Where does “préchain” come from?

préchain (Norman) comes from Old French prochain, from Vulgar Latin propeanus, from Latin prope, from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

préchain (Norman): next

Definitions

  1. next

Ancestry of “préchain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchprochainnext
2Vulgar Latinpropeanus
3Latinpropenear, nearby, nigh; close in time; almost, nearly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprokʷe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “préchain

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European prokʷe