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Where does “frihtiz” come from?

frihtiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic frehnaną, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

frihtiz (Proto-Germanic): tidings, news; question; inquiry; prophecy

Definitions

  1. tidings, news; question; inquiry; prophecy

Ancestry of “frihtiz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “frihtiz”

  • freet
  • freit
  • freety
  • frete
  • frétt
  • fréttablað
  • fréttastofa
  • frétt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →