Where does “fræstæ” come from?

fræstæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse freista, from Proto-Germanic fraistōną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “fræstæ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	freista	to try, tempt, make trial of
2	Proto-Germanic	fraistōną	to attempt, to try
3	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
4	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

Words derived from “fræstæ”

friste
fristelse

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fraistōną →