Where does “fresne” come from?
fresne (Middle French) 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.
fresne (Middle French): ash tree
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