Where does “Fragefürwort” come from?
Fragefürwort (German) comes from German Frage, 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.
Fragefürwort (German): interrogative pronoun
Definitions
- interrogative pronoun
Ancestry of “Fragefürwort”, step by step
Fragefürwort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Frage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Frage | question; question, issue; question, doubt |
| 2 | Middle High German | vrāge | — |
| 3 | Old High German | frāga | question |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *frāgu | question |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frēgō | question |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |
via German Fürwort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fürwort | pronoun |