Where does “frecgan” come from?

frecgan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *fraggjan, from Proto-Germanic fragjaną, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

frecgan (Old English): to ask

Definitions

  1. to ask

Ancestry of “frecgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*fraggjan—
2Proto-Germanicfragjanąto question, inquire, examine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fragjaną →