Where does “frætta” come from?

frætta (Faroese) comes from Old Norse frétta, from Proto-Germanic frihtiz, from Proto-Germanic frehnaną, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

frætta (Faroese): to come to know something, to hear, to learn (information)

Definitions

  1. to come to know something, to hear, to learn (information)

Ancestry of “frætta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefréttato inquire, to ask, to investigate, explore
2Proto-Germanicfrihtiztidings, news; question; inquiry; prophecy
3Proto-Germanicfrehnanąto ask, inquire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frehnaną →