Etymograph

English

Preet

Preet comes from Sanskrit प्रीत ‘love, affection, fondness’, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *priHtás ‘pleased, favoured’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preyH-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*preyH-‘to please’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*priH-tó-sreconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*priHtás‘pleased, favoured’reconstructed
  4. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEप्रीतprīta‘love, affection, fondness’
  5. EnglishtodayPreet

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*preyH-‘to please’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*priH-tó-sreconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*priHtás‘pleased, favoured’reconstructed
  4. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEप्रीतprīta‘love, affection, fondness’
  5. EnglishtodayPreet

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *preyH- ‘to please’

friend, free, property, improper, fray, frith, impropriety, propriety, 6 more

Today it means

name A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *preyH- / Preet

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