Where does “fragon” come from?

fragon (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon frāga, from Proto-West Germanic *frāgu, from Proto-Germanic frēgō, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

fragon (Old Saxon): to ask, demand

Definitions

  1. to ask, demand

Ancestry of “fragon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonfrāgaquestion
2Proto-West Germanic*frāguquestion
3Proto-Germanicfrēgōquestion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “fragon”

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