Where does “frægning” come from?

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

frægning (Old English): asking, enquiry, questioning, interrogation

Definitions

  1. asking, enquiry, questioning, interrogation

Ancestry of “frægning”, step by step

frægning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English fræġn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfræġnquestion
2Old Englishfriġnanto inquire, ask; to ask, inquire, learn
3Proto-Germanicfrehnanąto ask, inquire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

via Old English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
2Old Norseengmeadow
3Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frehnaną →