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Where does “prund” come from?

prund (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic прѫдъ, 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.

prund (Romanian): sand or gravel found on the bottom of bodies of...

Definitions

  1. sand or gravel found on the bottom of bodies of...

Ancestry of “prund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпрѫдъ—
2Proto-Slavicprǫdъstream, current; sand bank; swift, rapid
3Proto-Slavicpręstito spin
4Proto-Balto-Slavic(s)prenˀd-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)prend-to spin, to swift; to sprint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)prend- →