Where does “пред-” come from?

пред- (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic прѣдъ, from Proto-Slavic perdъ, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

пред- (Russian): before, fore-, pre-; cis-

Definitions

  1. before, fore-, pre-; cis-

Ancestry of “пред-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпрѣдъbefore; 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 “пред-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Slavic perdъ →