Where does “Fragezeichen” come from?

Fragezeichen (German) comes 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.

Fragezeichen (German): question mark

Definitions

  1. question mark

Ancestry of “Fragezeichen”, step by step

Fragezeichen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German frāgēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfrāgēn—
2Middle High Germanvrāgento ask
3Old High Germanfrāgēn—
4Proto-Germanicfrēgōną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

via German zeichen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzeichensign, token
2Old High Germanzeihhansign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol
3Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
4Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frēgōną →