function nodeWalkPrior(node, predicate) {
  // Search our earlier siblings and their descendents.
  var parent = node.parentNode;
  if (parent && parent.childNodes) {
    var idx = parent.childNodes.indexOf(node);
    var siblings = parent.childNodes.slice(0, idx);
    for (var i = siblings.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
      var sibling = siblings[i];
      if (predicate(sibling)) {
        return sibling;
      }
      var found = nodeWalk(sibling, predicate);
      if (found) {
        return found;
      }
    }
    if (predicate(parent)) {
      return parent;
    }
    return nodeWalkPrior(parent, predicate);
  }
  return undefined;
}
Equivalent to `nodeWalk`, but only returns nodes that are either
ancestors or earlier cousins/siblings in the document.

Nodes are searched in reverse document order, starting from the sibling
prior to `node`.