Where does “наперёд” come from?

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

наперёд (Russian): forward; beforehand, in advance

Definitions

  1. forward; beforehand, in advance

Ancestry of “наперёд”, step by step

наперёд traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian пе́ред

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпе́ред—
2Old East Slavicпередъ—
3Proto-Slavicperdъbefore, in front of; before
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Russian на́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianна́here you go! (encouraging someone to accept something, used when giving or providing something, i.e., "take it!", "here you goǃ")
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Slavic perdъ →