Where does “vra” come from?

vra (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vragen, from Middle Dutch vrâgen, from Old Saxon fragon, from Old Saxon frāga, from Proto-West Germanic *frāgu, from Proto-Germanic frēgō, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

vra (Afrikaans): ask

Definitions

  1. ask

Ancestry of “vra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvragento ask; to demand, exact; to require, need
2Middle Dutchvrâgento ask
3Old Saxonfragonto ask, demand
4Old Saxonfrāgaquestion
5Proto-West Germanic*frāguquestion
6Proto-Germanicfrēgōquestion
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frēgō →