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
Ancestry of “fragon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | frāga | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *frāgu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | frēgō | question |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |