Where does “передъ” come from?

передъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic perdъ, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “передъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicperdъbefore, in front of; before
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “передъ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Slavic perdъ