Where does “vraag” come from?
vraag (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vraag, from Middle Dutch vrage, from Old Dutch *frāga, from Proto-West Germanic *frāgu, from Proto-Germanic frēgō, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.
vraag (Afrikaans): question
Ancestry of “vraag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | vraag | question, query; question, issue, problem;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vrage | question |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *frāga | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *frāgu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frēgō | question |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |