Where does “principfråga” come from?

principfråga (Swedish) comes from Swedish fråga, from Middle Low German vrāge — question.

principfråga (Swedish): a matter of principle, a question of principle (something that concerns principles)

Definitions

  1. a matter of principle, a question of principle (something that concerns principles)

Ancestry of “principfråga”, step by step

principfråga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fråga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfrågaquestion; sentence, phrase or word which asks for...
2Middle Low Germanvrāgequestion

via Swedish princip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishprincipprinciple
Every word from Middle Low German vrāge