Where does “прѫдъ” come from?
прѫдъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic prǫdъ, from Proto-Slavic pręsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)prenˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)prend- — to spin, to swift; to sprint.
Ancestry of “прѫдъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | prǫdъ | stream, current; sand bank; swift, rapid |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pręsti | to spin |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | (s)prenˀd- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)prend- | to spin, to swift; to sprint |