Where does “Befrager” come from?

Befrager (German) comes from German befragen, from German frāgēn, from Middle High German vrāgen, from Old High German frāgēn, from Proto-Germanic frēgōną, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

Ancestry of “Befrager”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbefragento question, to interview, to interrogate
2Germanfrāgēn—
3Middle High Germanvrāgento ask
4Old High Germanfrāgēn—
5Proto-Germanicfrēgōną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “Befrager”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frēgōną →