Where does “fricgan” come from?

fricgan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *friggjan, from Proto-Germanic frigjaną, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

fricgan (Old English): to inquire, ask

Definitions

  1. to inquire, ask

Ancestry of “fricgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*friggjan—
2Proto-Germanicfrigjanąto ask
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 frigjaną →