Where does “froge” come from?

froge (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German frāgēn, from Proto-Germanic frēgōną, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

froge (Pennsylvania German): to ask, to question

Definitions

  1. to ask, to question

Ancestry of “froge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfrāgēn—
2Proto-Germanicfrēgōną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frēgōną →