Where does “ondervragen” come from?
ondervragen (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.
ondervragen (Dutch): to interrogate, to question
Definitions
- to interrogate, to question
Ancestry of “ondervragen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | vragen | to ask; to demand, exact; to require, need |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vrâgen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | fragon | to ask, demand |
| 4 | Old Saxon | frāga | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *frāgu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frēgō | question |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |
Words derived from “ondervragen”