Where does “*fraggjan” come from?
*fraggjan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic fragjaną, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.
Ancestry of “*fraggjan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | fragjaną | to question, inquire, examine |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |