Where does “Frain” come from?

Frain (English) comes from Old French fraisne, from Latin fraxinus, from Proto-Italic fraksinos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.

Frain (English): To ask, inquire

Definitions

  1. To ask, inquire

Ancestry of “Frain”, step by step

Frain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French fraisne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchfraisneAlternative form of fresne
2Latinfraxinusan ash tree; an ashen spear or javelin; of ash...
3Proto-Italicfraksinos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch

via Middle English fraynen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfraynenTo ask or inquire; to make an inquiry
2Old Norsefregnato hear, to be informed of, to learn
3Proto-Germanicfrehnanąto ask, inquire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “Frain”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos →Every word from Proto-Italic fraksinos →