myEtymology.com: English etymology of refrained

Etymology of the English word refrained

the English word refrained

derived from the English word refrain

derived from the Latin word refrenare (curb, check; restrain)

using the Latin prefix re-

derived from the Latin word frenare (brake, curb, restrain)

derived from the Latin word frenum (bridle, harness, rein)

derived from the Latin word frendere (gnash the teeth, grind up small)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghrendh-