Where does “опережать” come from?

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

опережать (Russian): to pass ahead, to take a lead, to outstrip, to leave behind

Definitions

  1. to pass ahead, to take a lead, to outstrip, to leave behind

Ancestry of “опережать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianопереди́тьto pass ahead, to take a lead, to outstrip, to leave behind
2Russianпе́ред—
3Old East Slavicпередъ—
4Proto-Slavicperdъbefore, in front of; before
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Slavic perdъ →