Where does “gefrasian” come from?

gefrasian (Old English) comes from Old English ġē, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

gefrasian (Old English): to ask, inquire

Definitions

  1. to ask, inquire

Ancestry of “gefrasian”, step by step

gefrasian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġēye
2Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
3Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
4Proto-Germanic-hwe—
5Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Old English frāsian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfrāsianto ask, try, tempt; to ask, inquire, tempt, try
2Proto-Germanicfraisōnąto attempt; try
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →
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