Where does “fregnan” come from?

fregnan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic frehnaną, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

fregnan (Old Saxon): to ask, pray

Definitions

  1. to ask, pray

Ancestry of “fregnan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fregnan”

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