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