Where does “freista” come from?

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

freista (Old Norse): to try, tempt, make trial of

Definitions

  1. to try, tempt, make trial of

Ancestry of “freista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfraistōnąto attempt, to try
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “freista”

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