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Where does “priethie” come from?

priethie (Norman) comes from Norman priéthe, from Old French preiere, from Latin precāria, from Latin precārius, from Latin prex, from Proto-Italic preks, from Proto-Indo-European préḱs, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-.

priethie (Norman): praying

Definitions

  1. praying

Ancestry of “priethie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanpriétheprayer
2Old FrenchpreiereAlternative form of proiere
3Latinprecāria—
4Latinprecārius—
5Latinprexprayer; request; entreaty
6Proto-Italicpreks—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpréḱs—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →