Where does “afvragen” come from?

afvragen (Dutch) 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.

afvragen (Dutch): to wonder

Definitions

  1. to wonder

Ancestry of “afvragen”, step by step

afvragen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vragen

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—

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →