Where does “fraining” come from?

fraining (English) comes from English frain, from Middle English frainen, from Old Norse fregna, from Proto-Germanic frehnaną, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

fraining (English): a questioning; present participle of frain

Definitions

  1. a questioning; present participle of frain

Ancestry of “fraining”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrainTo ask, inquire
2Middle Englishfrainento ask , to inquire; to ask
3Old Norsefregnato hear, to be informed of, to learn
4Proto-Germanicfrehnanąto ask, inquire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frehnaną →