Proach
/prəʊtʃ/noun
An obsolete or dialectal verb meaning to approach or draw near.
Did you know?Proach is an uncommon shortened form related to approach, whose deeper Latin ancestry expresses the idea of moving nearer to something.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“Forward or through; a root associated with movement onward and nearness”
Classical Latin
Latin
prope
“Near or nearby”
Late Latin
Latin
appropiare
“To draw near or come closer”
12th–13th Century
Old French
aprochier
“To approach or come near”
Middle English
English
aprochen
“To approach, advance, or draw near”
Middle English
English
prochen/proachen
“A shortened or variant form meaning to approach”
Modern English
English
proach
“An obsolete or dialectal word for approach”
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