Where does “przed-” come from?

przed- (Polish) comes from Polish przed, from Proto-Slavic perdъ, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

przed- (Polish): fore-, pro-; in front of, preceding

Definitions

  1. fore-, pro-; in front of, preceding

Ancestry of “przed-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprzedbefore; in front of
2Proto-Slavicperdъbefore, in front of; before
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “przed-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós