Where does “Befragung” come from?
Befragung (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.
Befragung (German): interrogation
Ancestry of “Befragung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | befragen | to question, to interview, to interrogate |
| 2 | German | frāgēn | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | vrāgen | to ask |
| 4 | Old High German | frāgēn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frēgōną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |