Where does “Frage” come from?
Frage (German) comes from Middle High German vrāge, from Old High German frāga, from Proto-West Germanic *frāgu, from Proto-Germanic frēgō, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.
Frage (German): question; question, issue; question, doubt
Definitions
- question; question, issue; question, doubt
Ancestry of “Frage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | vrāge | — |
| 2 | Old High German | frāga | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *frāgu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | frēgō | question |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |
Words derived from “Frage”