Where does “freixe” come from?

freixe (Catalan) comes from Latin fraxinus, from Proto-Italic fraksinos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.

freixe (Catalan): ash

Definitions

Ancestry of “freixe”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	fraxinus	an ash tree; an ashen spear or javelin; of ash...
2	Proto-Italic	fraksinos	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰerHǵos	birch

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