Where does “прицепляться” come from?

прицепляться (Russian) comes from Russian прицеплять, from Russian прицепи́ть, from Russian при-, from Russian при, from Proto-Slavic pri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

прицепляться (Russian): to hook onto

Definitions

  1. to hook onto

Ancestry of “прицепляться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianприцеплятьto attach
2Russianприцепи́тьto attach
3Russianпри-arrival; attachment, on; adding to
4Russianприin the presence of; in the time of; at, by
5Proto-Slavicprinext to, by, at; with; to
6Proto-Balto-Slavicpreiat, with
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Russian при-