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Where does “froge” come from?

froge (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German frāgēn, from Proto-Germanic frēgōną, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

froge (Central Franconian): to ask; to pose a question

Definitions

  1. to ask; to pose a question

Ancestry of “froge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfrāgēn—
2Proto-Germanicfrēgōną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →