English
Frain
Frain comes from Old French fraisne ‘ash tree’, and goes back to Latin fraxinus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfraxinus‘an ash tree’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400fraisne‘ash tree’
- EnglishtodayFrain
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfraxinus‘an ash tree’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400fraisne‘ash tree’
- EnglishtodayFrain
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵós ‘birch’
Today it means
name A surname from Old French.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin fraxinus / Frain