Where does “fräjst” come from?

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

fräjst (Westrobothnian): to fraist; to try

Definitions

  1. to fraist; to try

Ancestry of “fräjst”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fraistōną →
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