Where does “Judenfrage” come from?

Judenfrage (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.

Judenfrage (German): Jewish Question debate over the appropriate status and treatment of Jews in Europe

Definitions

  1. Jewish Question debate over the appropriate status and treatment of Jews in Europe

Ancestry of “Judenfrage”, step by step

Judenfrage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Frage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFragequestion; question, issue; question, doubt
2Middle High Germanvrāge—
3Old High Germanfrāgaquestion
4Proto-West Germanic*frāguquestion
5Proto-Germanicfrēgōquestion
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

via German jude

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanjudeJew
2Middle High Germanjüdea Jew
3Old High Germanjudo—
4LatinIūdaeusJewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people
5Ancient GreekἸουδαῖοςJew or Judean
6Ancient GreekἸουδάJudah
7HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →