Where does “befragen” come from?

befragen (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.

befragen (German): to question, to interview, to interrogate

Definitions

  1. to question, to interview, to interrogate

Ancestry of “befragen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “befragen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frēgōną →
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