proach
/prəʊtʃ/(also 'proach) Now rare (archaic and poetic in later use)
verb
1 [no object] To approach, come near.
2 [with object] To approach (a person or thing). Now chiefly US informal.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Henry Lovelich (fl. 1450), poet. Aphetic from approach.