Where does “friġnan” come from?

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

friġnan (Old English): to inquire, ask; to ask, inquire, learn

Definitions

  1. to inquire, ask; to ask, inquire, learn

Ancestry of “friġnan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfrehnanąto ask, inquire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “friġnan”

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