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Where does “fraage” come from?

fraage (North Frisian) comes from Middle Dutch vrâgen, from Old Saxon fragon, from Old Saxon frāga, from Proto-West Germanic *frāgu, from Proto-Germanic frēgō, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

fraage (North Frisian): to ask

Definitions

  1. to ask

Ancestry of “fraage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvrâgen—
2Old Saxonfragonto ask, demand
3Old Saxonfrāga—
4Proto-West Germanic*frāgu—
5Proto-Germanicfrēgōquestion
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →