Where does “froage” come from?

froage (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.

froage (North Frisian): to ask

Definitions

  1. to ask

Ancestry of “froage”, step by step

froage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian fregia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianfregiato ask
2Germanfrāgēn—
3Middle High Germanvrāgento ask
4Old High Germanfrāgēn—
5Proto-Germanicfrēgōną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

via Middle Low German vrâge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvrâgequestion
2Old Saxonfrāgaquestion
3Proto-West Germanic*frāguquestion
4Proto-Germanicfrēgōquestion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frēgōną →
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