Where does “festfragen” come from?

festfragen (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.

festfragen (German): to drive somebody in a tight corner by posing...

Definitions

  1. to drive somebody in a tight corner by posing...

Ancestry of “festfragen”, step by step

festfragen 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 fëst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfëst—
2Middle High Germanfëst—
3Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
4LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
5Proto-Italicfēstos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frēgōną →