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Where does “freege” come from?

freege (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian fregia, 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.

freege (North Frisian): to ask

Definitions

  1. to ask

Ancestry of “freege”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfregiato ask
2Germanfrāgēn—
3Middle High Germanvrāgento ask
4Old High Germanfrāgēn—
5Proto-Germanicfrēgōną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →