Where does “prician” come from?
prician (Old English) comes from Old English prica, from Proto-Slavic perti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
prician (Old English): to prick
Definitions
- to prick
Ancestry of “prician”, step by step
prician traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English prica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | prica | prick, hole, perforation; point, dot; jot, whit;... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | perti | to push, to press; to oppose |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | per- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Proto-Germanic prikōną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | prikōną | — |