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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefreistato try, tempt, make trial of
2Proto-Germanicfraistōnąto attempt, to try
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fræstæ”

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