Where does “прѣдътещи” come from?

прѣдътещи (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic тещи, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

прѣдътещи (Old Church Slavonic): to precede

Definitions

  1. to precede

Ancestry of “прѣдътещи”, step by step

прѣдътещи traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic тещи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтещиto flow
2Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
3Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow

via Old Church Slavonic прѣдъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпрѣдъbefore; in front of
2Proto-Slavicperdъbefore, in front of; before
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →