Where does “enfrener” come from?

enfrener (Old French) comes from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

enfrener (Old French): to put the bit in a horse's mouth

Definitions

  1. to put the bit in a horse's mouth

Ancestry of “enfrener”, step by step

enfrener traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
2Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
3Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
4Proto-Italicenin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Old French frein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfreinbit
2Latinfrēnumbridle, harness, curb, bit
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Old French er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencher
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Italic enEvery word from Latin en