Where does “vraagprijs” come from?
vraagprijs (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.
vraagprijs (Dutch): asking price
Definitions
- asking price
Ancestry of “vraagprijs”, step by step
vraagprijs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vragen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vragen | to ask; to demand, exact; to require, need |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vrâgen | to ask |
| 3 | Old Saxon | fragon | to ask, demand |
| 4 | Old Saxon | frāga | question |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *frāgu | question |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frēgō | question |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |
via Dutch prijs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | prijs | price, fare, charge |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | prijs | — |
| 3 | Old French | pris | price; esteem; reputation; past participle of... |
| 4 | Latin | pretium | worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pretjom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |