Where does “перед-” come from?

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

перед- (Ukrainian): before, fore-, pre

Definitions

  1. before, fore-, pre

Ancestry of “перед-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “перед-”

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