Where does “frasung” come from?

frasung (Old English) comes from Old English frāsian, from Proto-Germanic fraisōną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

frasung (Old English): asking, question, interrogation, inquiry

Definitions

  1. asking, question, interrogation, inquiry

Ancestry of “frasung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfrāsianto ask, try, tempt; to ask, inquire, tempt, try
2Proto-Germanicfraisōnąto attempt; try
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fraisōną →