Where does “herumfragen” come from?

herumfragen (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.

herumfragen (German): to ask around

Definitions

  1. to ask around

Ancestry of “herumfragen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfrāgēn—
2Middle High Germanvrāgento ask
3Old High Germanfrāgēn—
4Proto-Germanicfrēgōną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frēgōną →