myEtymology.com: English etymology of pressrun

Etymology of the English word pressrun

the English word pressrun

derived from the English word press

derived from the Old French word presser

derived from the Vulgar Latin word pressare (press, squeeze)

derived from the Latin word pressus (firmly planted, deliberate; pressing; pressure; exertion of pressure)

derived from the English word run

derived from the Old Norse word run

derived from the Old Norse word kriki

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *rannjanan

Word found in Modern English