Where does “fræġn” come from?

fræġn (Old English) comes from Old English friġnan, from Proto-Germanic frehnaną, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

fræġn (Old English): question

Definitions

  1. question

Ancestry of “fræġn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfriġnanto inquire, ask; to ask, inquire, learn
2Proto-Germanicfrehnanąto ask, inquire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “fræġn”

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