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Where does “fragen” come from?

fragen (German) comes from Middle High German vrāgen, from Old High German frāgēn, from Proto-Germanic frēgōną, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

Ancestry of “fragen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvrāgento ask
2Old High Germanfrāgēn—
3Proto-Germanicfrēgōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →