Where does “forskōn” come from?
forskōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic forsku, from Proto-Germanic furskō, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱ-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.
forskōn (Proto-West Germanic): to inquire, question
Ancestry of “forskōn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | forsku | question, inquiry |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | furskō | question |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱ-eh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱéti | to keep asking, to question |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |
Words derived from “forskōn”