Where does “fregna” come from?

fregna (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic frehnaną, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

fregna (Old Norse): to hear, to be informed of, to learn

Definitions

  1. to hear, to be informed of, to learn

Ancestry of “fregna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fregna”

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