Where does “frétt” come from?

frétt (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse frétt, from Proto-Germanic frihtiz, from Proto-Germanic frehnaną, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

frétt (Icelandic): piece of news, story; news

Definitions

  1. piece of news, story; news

Ancestry of “frétt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefréttnews, intelligence, inquiry, inquiry about the...
2Proto-Germanicfrihtiztidings, news; question; inquiry; prophecy
3Proto-Germanicfrehnanąto ask, inquire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “frétt”

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