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Where does “froen” come from?

froen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German frāgēn, from Proto-Germanic frēgōną, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

froen (Luxembourgish): to ask

Definitions

  1. to ask

Ancestry of “froen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “froen”

  • fro
  • frees
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →