Where does “strikvraag” come from?

strikvraag (Dutch) comes 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.

strikvraag (Dutch): trick question

Definitions

  1. trick question

Ancestry of “strikvraag”, step by step

strikvraag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vraag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvraagquestion, query; question, issue, problem;...
2Middle Dutchvragequestion
3Old Dutch*frāga
4Proto-West Germanic*frāguquestion
5Proto-Germanicfrēgōquestion
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂

via Dutch strik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstriktie, knot; bow; snare
2Middle Dutchstric
3Old Dutchstrictie, knot
4Proto-West Germanic*strikki
5Proto-Germanicstrikkizline; rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂
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