Where does “opvragen” come from?

opvragen (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.

opvragen (Dutch): to request, to claim

Definitions

  1. to request, to claim

Ancestry of “opvragen”, step by step

opvragen 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 op

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopup; onto, up onto; Used in separative verbs...
2Middle Dutchopon, on top of; at, in the direction of; at, by
3Old Dutchupup, upwards
4Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicubunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →