Where does “froagen” come from?

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

froagen (Plautdietsch): to ask for, to request

Definitions

  1. to ask for, to request

Ancestry of “froagen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvrâgento ask
2Old Saxonfragonto ask, demand
3Old Saxonfrāgaquestion
4Proto-West Germanic*frāguquestion
5Proto-Germanicfrēgōquestion
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “froagen”

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