Where does “frågeord” come from?

frågeord (Swedish) comes from Swedish ord, from Old Swedish orþ, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

frågeord (Swedish): a question word

Definitions

  1. a question word

Ancestry of “frågeord”, step by step

frågeord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishordword; A distinct unit of language with a...
2Old Swedishorþword
3Old Norseorðword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Swedish fråga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfrågaquestion; sentence, phrase or word which asks for...
2Middle Low Germanvrāgequestion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →