French frêne

← Middle French fresne (inherited)

← Old French fresne (inherited)

← Old French fraisne (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥Hǵ-s-inos (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos (inherited)

← Latin fraxinus (inherited)

→ Catalan freixe (cognate)

→ French chêne (mention)

→ French Dufresne (mention)

→ French frênaie (suffix)