Where does “vraagteken” come from?
vraagteken (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vraagteken, 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.
vraagteken (Afrikaans): question mark
Definitions
- question mark
Ancestry of “vraagteken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vraagteken | a question mark; something that is unknown or... |
| 2 | Dutch | vraag | question, query; question, issue, problem;... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vrage | question |
| 4 | Old Dutch | *frāga | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *frāgu | question |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frēgō | question |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |