Where does “frain” come from?

frain (Scots) comes from Middle English fraynen, from Old Norse fregna, from Proto-Germanic frehnaną, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

frain (Scots): to ask, ask about, ask for; to enquire; to make...

Definitions

  1. to ask, ask about, ask for; to enquire; to make...

Ancestry of “frain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfraynenTo ask or inquire; to make an inquiry
2Old Norsefregnato hear, to be informed of, to learn
3Proto-Germanicfrehnanąto ask, inquire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frehnaną →